to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
initial costs; up-front costs; front-end costs; start-up costs
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to like; to love; to be fond of
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to hunger for love; to starve for love
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
2nd day of the month; two days
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
at least; at most; (even) just
genuine article; real thing; real deal
4th day of the month; four days
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
construction; architecture (of buildings)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
in the city; within the city
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to order; to command; to appoint
building (construction) site
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
major incident; major happening; big scandal
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling