to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
intelligence network; information network
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
headquarters; head office; main office
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
2nd day of the month; two days
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)