top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
at the same time in different places
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
non-electrified; unelectrified
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
can do; may do; be capable of doing
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to palm off; to force a sale
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
near; close by; within reach; familiar
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
sublime; noble; high-minded