original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to paint (draw) a picture
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
when it becomes; when it comes to
to ask; to enquire; to query
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
(one acting as a) foster parent
to care for someone; to look after someone
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
scoop-getting freelance journalist
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to shake; to sway; to waver
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud