sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
duty; function; office; mission; task
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
several people; a few people
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
personification; impersonation; embodiment
declaration of a state of emergency
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
large number (of); many; majority
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
also known as; also called
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing