twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
natural; reasonable; understandable
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
corsage (bouquet of flowers worn on a dress); (arch.) bodice (of a woman's dress)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
saturated linework; concentrated linework
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to become empty; to be emptied
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
founder of a religious sect
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
just because; even if; even though
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
leaving a matter to chance
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period