irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
supply; supplying; replenishment
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
in person; personally; directly
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
to investigate; to examine
warehouseman; storekeeper
to order; to command; to appoint
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
go that far; to that extent
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sincere; earnest; serious
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national