assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to be helpful; to be useful
danger; peril; hazard; risk
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to gain fame; to make one's name
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life