underground organization; underground organisation
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
control; management; supervision
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
full impact; packing a punch
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
to jump up and down; to hop
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)