to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
global scale; worldwide scale
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
the Lord's name (esp. in Christianity)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to get strong; to gain strength
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
literally; self-explanatorily
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
ability; capability; competence; skill
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to squash; to crush; to flatten
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart