small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
suspicion (of others); jealousy
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
all-out attack; general offensive
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
present; current; in operation
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
organizational capability; organisational capability
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
high-class restaurant; high-end store
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
probe each other; sound each other out
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
subversion (of the state)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
deviation; departure; omission
by all means; by all costs
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)