mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
intuition; instinct; hunch
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
day of month; counter for days
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
green car (Japan Railway's 1st class)
inner-city area; city center
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
small apartment rented by the week
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)