total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
hegemony; leadership; initiative
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to know (a person); to think
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
our country; our land; one's own country
banknote; bill; note; paper money
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game