top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
(social) position; status
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
(someone else's) daughter
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to cover fully; to wrap around
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
transactions; dealings; business
(political) power; authority; influence
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
literature; books (reference); document
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler