soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
gag order; gag rule; gag law
drama; theatre; theater; play
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
alone; by oneself; on one's own
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
sense of smell; olfaction
to walk away; to walk off
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to become distant; to recede
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end
boxer briefs; tight boxers
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on