sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; sesame seed grinding
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
usurer; usury; loansharking
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
redoing; doing over again
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to check; to stop; to keep back
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
self-control; self-restraint
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment