maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
totally willing; fully motivated
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
prohibition; inhibition; ban
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
remaining quantity; residual quantity
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
comparatively; relatively
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
junkie (drug addict); junkie (person with an obsession)
being about to cry; the verge of tears