to backfire; to have a harmful result
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
large amount of money; great cost
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
limited time; limited-time offer
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to grow taller (of people)
color scheme; colour scheme
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
necessary documents; important documents
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor