to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
separate; respective; different
household economy; family finances
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
about; on; regarding; per; for every
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
place where one works; construction site; working area
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
children's story; fairy tale
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
oracle; revelation; divine message
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
attendant; valet; servant; follower
settlement; solution; resolution
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
tendency; trend; inclination
villain; baddie; the villain's part
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
business; work; operations; service; duties
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus