mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
orders; instructions; directive; command
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
exhibition of pictures; painting exhibition; art exhibition
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power