to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
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; home page (of a website)
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
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to thrust down; to push off
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
husband and wife; married couple
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
jewelry store; jewellery store
but; however; provided that
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
long time; long interval; for quite some time
view without saying a word; tacit permission
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)