bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
person in charge; competent (authority, minister, etc.)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
the good old days; halcyon days
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
battle formation; disposition of troops
to take a breath; to take a short rest
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to run down (stairs, etc.)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
sending word (by letter, messenger, etc.); writing (to someone)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
connection; link; relationship
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...