one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. September 22, falling between Respect the Elderly Day and the Autumn Equinox Holiday)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
confections; sweets; candy; cake
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship); visiting frequently; visiting daily
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
solidarity; joint; collective
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
hostile party; enemy side
everybody; every last one of them; all
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination
sense of unity; sense of oneness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to tower over the surroundings
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia