extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
maintenance; preservation; improvement
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
older brother; elder brother
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
chief; main; principal; important
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
fertile; rich; productive
fourth day of the month; four days
cripple; disabled person; invalid
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ