sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
important person; strategic person; key figure
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
note (letter) left behind; will
to examine someone's expression
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
normalcy; normality; normal
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to carry something into a place
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Japanese-style writing desk
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
scattered here and there; at intervals
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
to put someone to trouble
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type