stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
intelligence gathering; information gathering
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
100,000; hundred thousand
yen (currency of Japan); circle
one's share; one's portion
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
strict order; peremptory command
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
human trafficking; slave trade
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)