unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
established policy; existing procedures
hope; white hope; person of promise
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
direct unforked road; straight path
opposite side; opposition
opposite side; other side
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
just past noon; afternoon
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
fireworks display; display of fireworks
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to escape from; to get out
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
hard-line policy; tough measure
moderate faction; moderates
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
spineless; cowardly; lacking balls; spoiled; spoilt; ruined