end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to erase all trace of something
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
forced repatriation; deportation
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
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
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
quite; utterly; really; completely
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to do someone in; to bump someone off
emotional scars; mental trauma