argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
in the city; in the community
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to thrust down; to push off
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
about this time; about now
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
anything and everything; just about everything
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
the same rank; equality; apposition
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing