no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to pull wires; to pull strings
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
that; the matter in question
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
not understanding; not knowing
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
woman; female; feminine gender
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
from the beginning; from scratch
six; sixth (interval, chord)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
fund-raising; fund collecting
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
discipline; punishment; reprimand
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
chief; main; principal; important
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers