to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
classification; categorization; sorting
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
true character; real nature
powerful medicine; strong poison
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to cry and shout; to scream
distinction; differentiation; classification
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
corpulence; fatness; obesity
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger