arrogant; haughty; insolent
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
about; on; regarding; per; for every
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to do someone in; to bump someone off
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
with a splash; with a plop
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
mental; spiritual; emotional
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back
to be selected (from among many people)
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
strict order; peremptory command
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)