office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
settlement; payment of account
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
huge rock; firmness; solidity
in unison; as one; united
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to shut in; to confine; to contain
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
(doing something) regardless of expense
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to overcharge; to rip off
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to glare at each other; to confront each other