member of the upper house; senator
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
justice; fairness; impartiality
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to shake; to waver; to tremble
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
matter of time; question of time
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
principle; theory; fundamental truth
long talk; long-winded speech
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
sound wave; acoustic wave
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
the very start; the very beginning
reason; logic; method; system; order