harm; injury; evil (influence)
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
blow; shock; strike; batting
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to split; to be split; to splinter
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
conversely; on the contrary
surprise victory; upset; coup
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
tacit; unspoken; implicit
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
personal (employee); employed; retained
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
nonetheless; nevertheless
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
financial muscle; economic clout
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
indescribable; having no way to express
doublet (14th-17th century men's jacket)