betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
but; however; provided that
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
police investigator; investigator
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
bureau director; office chief
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
adds force or indicates command
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
anything and everything; just about everything
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
together; at the same time; same; identical
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
government service; the bureaucracy
last days; the end; one's fate