receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
armed might; military power; the sword; force
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
dullard; indecisive person
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
(national) capital (city); metropolis
cultural standard (of a people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to push aside; to brush aside
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to turn round; to face about; to turn about