to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
morning; forenoon; just before noon
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
lately; recently; nowadays
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
local government employee; local civil servant
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots