victim; injured party; sufferer
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
property; fortune; assets
return current; reflux; back flow
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
deputy manager; assistant manager; acting manager
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
successor; replacement; second wife
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
nothing but; except; no more than
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
warrant; summons; written order
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
genuine; authentic; true; real
after all; because; but; even; too; as well