repair; mending; fixing; servicing
subcontractor; subcontracting company
chain; series; connection; linkage
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to have an eye on; to zero in on
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
manipulation of information; spin
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to concern; to be related
back country; remote countryside
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
small hill; low hill; hillock
to ascend; to go up; to climb
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
by today; before the day is over
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather