hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
descendant; posterity; offspring
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
of course; certainly; naturally
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
during; for the duration of
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
end; close; finish; termination
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
comparatively; quite; rather
as; because; with; due to
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking