mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
(a place) out of one's reach
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
postwar period; period after Second World War
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length
standard; basis; principle
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
conscious; deliberate; intentional
full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
catercorner; diagonally opposite
background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare