vice; immorality; corruption
start-up company; venture business
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
regarding highly; attaching importance to
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
butterfly effect (chaos theory)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
difference; disparity; gap
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
chestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
refined taste; good taste
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)