king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
family a woman has married into
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
stifled (laughter); simmering
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
intelligence or information network
peacekeeping operations; PKO
pork-barrel politician; special-interest politician; politician lobbying for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected
family association; association of families
revision; amendment; alteration
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
teleconference; video conferencing
class; heading; group; category
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
injuries and sickness; wounds and illness
daily allowance; daily wages
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to fall ill; to be taken ill