pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
to bring back; to restore
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
to tear up and throw away
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
amusing; funny; interesting
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to not take seriously; to take lightly
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface