covert action; covert operations
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
scenery; scene; landscape
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
smoked glass; tinted glass
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
seeing off and meeting on return
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
genuine product; officially licensed product; non-counterfeit article
estimate (of costs); budget
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
one's first campaign; one's first battle
so what!; who gives a damn?
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
good person; virtuous person
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft