to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
pressurization; applying pressure (to)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
unauthorized (computer) access; hacking
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
to give the stamp of approval
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
scattering (in all directions)
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
couple with a large age disparity
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
industrial area; factory zone
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
in case of; at that time; at this time
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
wintertime; winter season
fascination with the bizarre; taste for the macabre
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
full of troubles, difficulties
ongoing; in progress; afoot