at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to escape from; to get out
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
underworld; underside of society
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
traditional; conventional
association; union; guild
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
polish; improvement; burnishing
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
a little bit; a little while
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
riskiness; (level of) danger
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of