neat and clean; tidy; trim
clothes; clothing; garments
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
mechanism; organization; organisation
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
speculation; thinking; meditation
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
limited time; limited-time offer
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
man overly interested in women's breasts
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
solution; solution strategy
one part; one portion; one section
hope; white hope; person of promise
either way; in any case; one way or another
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)