mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to join forces; to cooperate
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
rich person; wealthy person
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
company management; managing a company
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
company name; corporate name
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
down payment; contract money
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
conclusion of a contract; consummation of a contract
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
by all means; at all costs