in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
proposal; proposition; suggestion
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me
as (for); for; in the capacity of
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
best article under heaven; peerless
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to put into the mouth; to eat
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit