art of self-defense (defence)
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
sticky paper slip; sticky note
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to finish reading; to read through
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
already; now; no longer; not any more
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
head; chief; boss; leader
rather; sooner; preferably
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
self-righteousness; self-justified
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
qualifications; requirements; capabilities