being too late; losing one's final chance
unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
business discussion; negotiation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
at a glance; at first sight
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl