clerk; office worker; kulak
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
intelligence agency; secret service
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
but; however; even though; even if
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
as you see; as you can see
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a little bit; a little while
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted