management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to call each other; to call out to one another
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
security firm; security company
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
guard; security guard; security officer
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
course; route; path; process; stages
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
contract; compact; agreement
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
(police) detective; criminal matter
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be helpful; to be useful
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be lacking in options; to be too few