horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
unanticipated; unexpected
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
human relations; personal relationships
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to become calm; to die down
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
out of one's line; out of one's field
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
showing one's face in public; facing another person
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to smile (at); to grin (at)