for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
orders; instructions; directive; command
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
don't you think?; indicates question
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
duty; function; office; mission; task
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best