development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
higher rank; better position
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to cross the line; to go too far
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
lawless area; lawless district
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to be careful; to take the utmost care
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
freedom; free man; free woman
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject