management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
scattered; separated; dispersed
absorption; suction; attraction
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be careful; to take the utmost care
village; human habitation; human settlement
crops; agricultural produce
society; the world; the times
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
(being) worth seeing; impressive
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
self-defense; self-defence
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to intend; to be sure that
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
calamity; disaster; accident
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
(in the same way) as before; as always
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
each place; various places
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
firm promise; definite promise