rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
treating (someone) like an object
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
senior grade of the third court rank
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
direct appeal; direct petition
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
to play a central role; to take a leading part
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
superficial; half-hearted; shallow