support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(exercising) the right to command
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
river; stream; River; the ... river
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to slap; to strike; to spank
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to speak ill of; to disparage
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to complain; to lodge a complaint
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
between both countries; bilateral