trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
good-natured; of good character
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
throng; gathering of people
handful; small amount; small number
military forces; hosts; troops
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
matter of time; question of time
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
role of the villain; the bad guy
massing (of troops); gathering
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
personal (employee); employed; retained
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about