pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
leaving school during a term
university graduate; having graduated from university
work; business; company; study
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
very much; very many; more and more
department (faculty) of literature
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
armed forces; military; troops
murder; killing; murderer
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
state of mind; mentality; psychology
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check