elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
tweeting (of a bird); chirping; noisily (talking)
countermeasure; counter-measure
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to get late; to advance; to wear on
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
spouting (of a whale); blowing (water and air); Mactra veneriformis (species of trough shell); female ejaculation; squirting
review; reconsideration; revision
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
erotic manga; pornographic manga
slit-mouthed woman; malevolent folklore woman with her mouth sliced open from ear to ear
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten