may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
to get between; to be caught in
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to shine in (light); to illuminate
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
leader; authority; mainstay
particularly; only; in the case of
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
systematic; regular; routine
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
distance in a straight line
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
processed goods; finished goods
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands