to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
anything and everything; just about everything
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
how many years; how long; what year
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
job; work; duties; trade; skill
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to be born; to come into the world
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to not believe one's ears
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
power; authority; jurisdiction
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
due form; official; formality
employment (long term); hire
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
(social) class; rank; grade
dismissal (from a position); discharge