suspension (from work or school)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
mountain range; mountain belt
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
all but dead; half killed
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
a dime a dozen; two a penny
hot topic; talk of the town
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to boil strongly; to be excited
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
split; division; break up
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
cruelty; hard-heartedness