fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
first class plus; extra special
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
extremely dangerous; very risky; very awful; extremely terrible; amazing; terrific
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
disorder; chaos; confusion
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch