to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
job; work; duties; trade; skill
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
this world; this life; world of the living
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to be selected (from among many people)
all night; throughout the night
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
severe punishment; rigorous measures