pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
cut; notch; end; conclusion
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
ordinary citizen; the general public
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
cutting in line; queue jumping
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
direct connection; direct link
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
pride; dignity; self-respect
to treat someone; to entertain someone
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to glare at each other; to confront each other
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to behave well (of a child)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
indolence; laziness; sloth
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate