immediately carrying out (a plan)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
value; worth; virtue; blessing
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
by today; before the day is over
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
maintaining the status quo
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be too numerous; to be too much
being on duty; person on duty
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
suffix for familiar person
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with