to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
influenced (by); under an influence
public or government corporation
approval; license; licence; permission
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
control; management; supervision
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
control; management (e.g. of a business)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
connection; link; relationship
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
evil spirit; demon; devil
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly