antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
preliminary step; first step
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
dual personality; split personality
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
third person; third-person reference term; term used to refer to someone or something in the third person
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
hereditary system; hereditary succession
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
intelligence operative; spy
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
nothing but; except; no more than
rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many
a cornered rat will bite the cat; one who is cornered will fight like a devil
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
(not) even once; (not) ever
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit