general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
(compulsory) execution; seizure
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
transfer; assignment; conveyance
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
whispered conversation; whispering
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
true state; actual condition; reality
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
absence; disregard; indifference
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
flamboyance; exaggerated story; (a load of) hot air
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
unanimous agreement; unanimity
rejection; negation; voting down
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
strategy meeting; council of war
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling