to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
processed goods; finished goods
processing technology; processing technique
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
quality (of a product or a service)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
estimate (of costs); budget
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
consumption; expenditure; spending
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to be profitable; to yield a profit