grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
mid-air breakage or disintegration
Los Angeles police department; LAPD
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
end; tip; extremities; terminal
city police; municipal police
(police) detective; criminal matter
to escape death; to be saved from death
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
decision; settlement; definition
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
hard to get; hard to come by
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad