clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be too numerous; to be too much
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
exactly as stated; verbatim
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
in the end; at the end of the day
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
this and that; one thing and another
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
pressure; oppression; suppression
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
strong-willed; strong of heart
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
sympathy; compassion; pity
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
consequently; as a result
at least; at most; (even) just
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
(brute) force; using all one's might
difficult to ...; hard to ...