incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
modern person; people of today
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
leading members of a party; party executive; party leadership; senior party members
(person treated as a) plaything
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
means; way; method; measure
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
they; those guys; those fellows
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)