drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
feeling good; feeling pleasant
literally; to the letter; literal
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
transcendence; transcendency
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
starvation; famine; hunger
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
right (to do something); authority; power
person concerned; interested party; related party
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
transposition; dislocation; rearrangement
(political) power; authority; influence
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
side table; bedside table
dull sound; muffled sound
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
reshuffling; job rotation
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet