being startled; getting a shock
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to rebuild; to reconstruct
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
settlement day; day of reckoning
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
wild beast; wild animal; brute
lecher; nymphomaniac; dilettante
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
educational institution; school; academy; campus
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language