handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
same kind; accomplices; companions
life; living; I; me; student
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
doctors; teachers; lawyers
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
servant; manservant; menial
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
eastern part; the east (of a region)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to pass on an order; to pass the word
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to make a fool of (someone)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute