plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
error; mistake; slip; bug
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
together; at the same time; same; identical
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one's best interests; one's own good
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
impossible; unlikely; improbable
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
of course; certainly; naturally
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
debt collection; debt collector
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
right (to do something); authority; power
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
that's the way it is; such is life