school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
how many people; a number of people
to suffer damage; to be deceived
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
changing one's clothes; change of clothes
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
in the meantime; meanwhile
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
government official; public servant; civil servant
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
true state; actual condition; reality
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to send flying with a kick