holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
it is I who should say so
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
forevermore; for eternity
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to have an idea; to have a clue
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
leader; guide; mentor; coach
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
development; exploitation
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
foreign company; overseas enterprise; overseas firm
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
duty; obligation; responsibility
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
by sheer strength; by brute force
in that manner; like that
to serve; to work for; to attend
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient