to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
victim; injured party; sufferer
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
large number (of); many; majority
rejection; negation; voting down
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
nonchalant air; unruffled air
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
cake served with tea; teacake
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hospitalization; hospitalisation
(someone else's) daughter
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to grant someone's request
orphan; person without friends