evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
transfer; assignment; conveyance
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; means; assets
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
(present) head of a family
duty; obligation; responsibility
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
official document; archives
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
leader; authority; mainstay
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
control; management; supervision