flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to move forward; to move on
(coming through) loud and clear
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
smoothly; easily; readily
chief (of police); head (of office)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
prefectural assembly member
to draw back; to leave (the area)
in person; personally; directly
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress