person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
real estate with a flaw that reduces its price; stigmatized property
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
quality over quantity; quality before quantity
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
one's own thoughts; one's personal opinion; one's personal view
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
finish; end; completion; result
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
pre-war days; before the war
rebirth; new birth; nascent
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
public relations; client liaison; client relations
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
fertile; rich; productive
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
fixed content; settled matter; done deal