(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
in this manner; in this way; like this
proposal; motion; recommendation
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to hide; to keep to oneself
conference room; council room
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
around the world; throughout the world
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
dual personality; split personality
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)