intimidation; threat; bluster
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
correction; revision; rectification
to manage something successfully; to be successful
out of character; unlike one
preparation; arrangements
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
source of information; intelligence source; message source
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
7th day of the month; seven days
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
outside world; physical world
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to notify; to advise; to inform
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to talk; to carry meaning
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
(political) power; authority; influence
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place