point of compromise; common ground
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
stable (market) after having bottomed out
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
member of the Lower House
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
population bonus; demographic dividend; demographic bonus
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
together with; same; both; all; including ...
invitation; introduction; temptation
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
televising; broadcasting; airing
clicking; clopping; clacking
source of funds; resources; finances
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation