promotion; advancement; rising in rank
accomplishment; execution
future (usually near); prospects
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
action; operation; effect; function
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)