teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to incur someone's enmity
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
underworld; underside of society
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
power of the state; government authority
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to buy more (of something)
lost article; something forgotten
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to pluck; to pick; to tear
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)