to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
organizational capability; organisational capability
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
police sergeant (Edo period); low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
secret; private; surreptitious
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
samurai and common people
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
number of persons; personnel
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
directions; instructions; orders; command
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
they; those guys; those fellows
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
among these; between these; of these
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place