lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
title of honour; title of honor
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
(social) position; status
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to wring the neck; to strangle
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
plural; multiple; several
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted