political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
underworld; underside of society
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
grinder; grinding machine
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
inner structure; internal anatomy
(insectile, especially moth) scales
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
gender; distinction of sex; sex
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)