clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
point in question (at issue)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
company; corporation; workplace
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
caller; visitor; company; guest
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
polite; courteous; hospitable
to take over; to hand over
to lie deep in; to extend far back
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on