detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
monetary; financial; pecuniary
economic warfare; economic war
natural; reasonable; understandable
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
surname; family name; last name
war; battle; match; game; competition
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
ultimate; final; last; eventual
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
release; emission; ejection
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
now that; since; so long as; because
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
... is the reason; ... is my excuse