pus; corruption; rot; evils
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
senior; veteran; old-timer
(political) power; authority; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
headache inducing; vexing
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
dwelling; house; residence; address
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
moving; changing residence; change of address
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
destruction; collapse; crumbling
wintertime; winter season
homeless people (living on the street)
death from cold; freezing to death
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
great admiration; deep respect
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?