certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
southeastern part; the southeast
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
district; section; sector
interchange; service interchange
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
each (every) time; whenever
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
for many days; for several days
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
president and chief executive officer
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
10,000,000,000; ten billion
too many to count; too numerous to mention
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing