reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
function; facility; faculty; feature
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
the front; honest; upright; decent
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to complain; to make a complaint
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (newspaper); Nikkei Shimbun
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
matcha; powdered green tea
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be able to manage somehow or other
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
information discovery; disclosure of information
duty; obligation; responsibility
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
listening device; bug; wiretap
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
feeling of vitality; sense of being alive
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with