to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
opening and shutting; opening and closing
troublesome; annoying; complicated
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
technical book; specialized book; treatise
reopening; resumption; restarting
to do someone in; to bump someone off
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
no match for; cannot compete with; cannot stand; cannot bear; unable to do; cannot do
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
to be born; to come into the world
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
scrap dealer; junk shop; junkman; electronics dealer
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
correction; revision; amendment
housecall (doctor, nurse); outcall (prostitute)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
absence; disregard; indifference
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)