badness; evilness; bad; evil
clear autumn water; clear fall water
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
wheat straw; barley straw
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
worst-ever; history's worst
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
flaring up; bursting into flames
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
smuggling; contraband trade
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur