(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
firm promise; definite promise
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
controlled access location
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
person of common sense; common sense man
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
fine article; masterpiece
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
provisional ruling; tentative ruling
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry