fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
stole; scarf; stall (of an engine or aircraft); stall (cattle)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
system; organization; organisation; architecture
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
canonization; establishment of sainthood
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to take up one's residence
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort