superior; superiors; senior
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
comfort; consolation; diversion
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
arrest; apprehension; capture
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)