top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
above-ground floor; ground floor
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to raise one's voice; to shout
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
flight; desertion; escape
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
global scale; worldwide scale
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
after a long time; for the first time in a while
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to make sure of the truth
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to spend time (on doing something)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to blow out; to spout out