at any cost; at any price; at any expense
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to burst (open); to break; to split
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
periodic; regular; routine
have a good day; take care; see you
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
impression given by a painting or image
illustrated book; picture book
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
keeping things tidy and in order
this and that; various things
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
right to know; right to access information
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to turn completely into; to become completely
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
the other day; a few days ago
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
(period of) a year; during an era