tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
expressing one's mind; speaking out
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
true state; actual condition; reality
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
forced attack; risk-taking attack; aggressive attack
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
to give an impression; to make an impression
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to call each other; to call out to one another
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
yellow; yellow card; Asian; Oriental
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
offender; criminal; culprit
with a start; with a jump
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be embarrassed; to lose face
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent