sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
accident; emergency; calamity
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
breaking off relations (esp. between countries)
technical term; terminology; jargon
scat (in jazz); scat-singing
lord of a manor; estate steward
wigless head; head of natural hair; intelligence; comprehension; smarts
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
great laughter; burst of laughter
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to have a reason; to have an excuse
feudal lords; barons; princes
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
4th day of the month; four days
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
wandering; roaming; drifting
(Japanese) imperial succession
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to leave something as it is
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate