business plan; business schedule; project
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
consequence; outcome; result; blame
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
occupation; calling; livelihood
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
two (long cylindrical things)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to set against
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
considerably; greatly; a lot
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to