incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
equality; impartiality; evenness
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
being in one's room (office, etc.)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be moved to the point of tears; to be touched
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to entrust; to leave to a person
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
public telephone; pay phone
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
close; intimate; on good terms
source of information; intelligence source; message source
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
reaction; response; reaction
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
price; cost; value; worth; value
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order