sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
Ahnenerbe (pseudoscientific SS organization founded in Nazi Germany in 1935)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
one grade; first-class; primary
to form a pair; to pair up
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
confidence; trust; faith; credit
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bureau director; office chief
department; bureau; section; part
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
owner of a company; head of a company
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession