male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
one by one; one after another; successively
shooting up one after another
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
imperial court; royal court
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
rare; uncommon; not often seen
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
license system; licence system
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
personality; style; appearance