quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to serve; to work for; to attend
reason for being; raison d'être
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
group of companies; combine
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
society; public; community; social studies
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
loyal retainer; loyal subject
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to have an eye on; to zero in on
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to take away; to carry off
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to distribute; to hand out
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
had better ...; had better not ...
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
shoji (paper sliding door)
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly