force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
decision; settlement; definition
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
expression; look; countenance; face
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
transport truck; transport vehicle
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
development; exploitation
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
whatever the case; under any circumstances
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
single word; a few words; brief comment