in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
enemy territory; hostile place
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
all night; throughout the night
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
attractive body; nice-looking body
be (that) as it may; having said that
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to smear with blood; to kill