ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
short clip used to begin and end commercial breaks on Japanese TV
unless one ...; if one does not ...
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
serious wound; serious injury
handful; small amount; small number
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
shooting up one after another
(medicine with) a curative effect; (having) therapeutic value
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
popular person; favorite; favourite
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to be reminded of; to call to mind
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to rule; to govern; to administer
instability; insecurity; crankiness
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
dealing with; coping with
personality; character; individuality; personhood
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications