shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
either way; in any case; one way or another
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
each place; various places
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
a long time (since the last time)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
innumerable; countless; numberless
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aging; wearing out; deterioration
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to call a person's attention (to)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to understand (each other); to comprehend