(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; (lit.) hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be needed; to be wanted
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
person concerned; interested party; related party
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
these guys; these fellows
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
that is to say; so that means
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to subsist; to keep on living
highest grade; superlative degree
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)