to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
safety; welfare; well-being
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
departure; leaving; starting; standing
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
business use; business purposes
sanity; consciousness; soberness
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
correction; revision; amendment
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
in unison; as one; united
the way back; the way home; return trip
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future