greeting; a fine thing to say
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
these guys; these fellows
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to torment; to harass; to tease
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
addition; adding; supplement
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to bring back; to restore
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
number of (large) animals
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to join forces; to cooperate