in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to become vulgar; to coarsen
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
actor with excellent acting abilities (as opposed to just good looks); actor of real skill
(police) detective; criminal matter
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
angrily; in a huff; in anger
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
working in the fields; working on a farm
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
rather than; more ... than ...
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
openly; in public; without caring what others think