bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
kindergartener; preschooler
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
person in charge; official; attendant
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to press a question; to cross-examine
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
depending on; dependent on
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
somehow; for some reason or other
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
testimony; (verbal) evidence
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
delusion; trick of the imagination
preface; introduction; preamble
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious