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
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
financial muscle; economic clout
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
(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; call; invocation; 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)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
indescribable; having no way to express
doublet (14th-17th century men's jacket)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
when it comes to ...; as for ...
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
person who has rendered distinguished service
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)