concentrated fire; intense criticism
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
enterprise; business; company; corporation
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
old army general; veteran army general
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
bribe; sweetener; douceur
rebate; commission; kickback
founding father (of a country)
one's own style; self-taught manner
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
abstract or impracticable theory
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
attendee; persons present
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
promotion; raising of status
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
unrequited love; one-sided love
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be kind to; to treat kindly
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive