nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
information leak; data breach
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
dukedom; duchy; principality
right in the middle (of); midst; height
next term; next period; next version; next release
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
decrease; reduction; decline
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
influencing (a person) for good
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
account book; register; ledger
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
rustling sound; rummaging sound
social; societal; societary
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
a rival horse or candidate
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
donor; contributor; provider
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
using as an intermediary; through
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
certain; definite; clear; credible
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
to find out; to discover; to detect
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me