secret understanding; collusion
indicate reason; infers some protest
public interest; public benefit; public good
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
match declared drawn due to injury
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to stop walking; to pause
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
scandal; deplorable event
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
explosion; rupture; break off
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
the staff; inside the department
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
spare time; free time; leisure time
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle