no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
strategy meeting; council of war
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
president (of a society); chairman
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
mirabelle plum (Prunus domestica ssp. syriaca)
(your) choice; preference; wish
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to boil strongly; to be excited
bullying (the weak); bully
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive