(suffering) damage; injury; harm
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
personal feelings; self-interest
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
bribe; sweetener; douceur
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to lend an ear to; to listen to
personal identification number; PIN; password number
USB flash drive; USB memory stick; thumb drive
honor; honour; credit; prestige
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to get tired out; to be exhausted
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable