management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
intelligence; intellect; brains
frequency (of occurrence)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
with a (light) slapping sound
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
little by little; bit by bit
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
meal eaten without doing any work; unearned food; (fig.) living idly
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
good humour (humor); good mood
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
complete recovery of health
hello; good day; good afternoon
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)