lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
transport; transportation
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
being adopted into the family of one's bride
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
munitions industry; war industry
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
arrest; apprehension; capture
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
influence; clout; leverage
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
preliminary investigation; preparation
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
can't help; won't make much difference