iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
bad influence; negative influence
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
to master thoroughly; to explore exhaustively; to push to the absolute limit; to complete to perfection
the dark side; the seamy side
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
runaway (child); apathy; carelessness
hanging loosely; dangling limply
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to be well-known; to be famous
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
dwelling; house; residence; address
field office (of a construction company)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be parted from; to be separated
food labeling; food labelling
raising (an embankment, levee, etc.); increasing (a budget, fees, etc.); raising; inflating (figures)
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification