weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
retention; maintenance; preservation
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
physical evidence; material evidence
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
intimidation; threat; bluster
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be born; to come into this world
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
in accordance with; according to
bad behavior; misbehavior
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling