unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
indeed; really; truly; very much
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
ad; advertisement; address
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
to forget to say; to forget to mention
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
intellectual-type gangster
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to one's delight; to one's joy
men and women of all ages
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
upheaval; upthrust; uplift
burglary; burglar; closet
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to put one's life on the line
to pluck; to pick; to nip off