highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
clear writing; specification
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
fried cake of minced meat
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
selling like hotcakes; explosive sales
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
abuse; misuse; perversion
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
workshop; studio; atelier
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
nervousness; oversensitivity