to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
the present regime; the existing regime
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to knock down; to knock off
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways