striking; remarkable; considerable
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to order; to command; to appoint
cornering someone; cornering an opponent's king (shogi)
in the end; at the end of the day
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
again; once more; a second time
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
going into battle; departure for the front
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
control; check; restraint; inhibition
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
back street; back alley; slums
well-bred; of good upbringing
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
disposition; temperament; temper; nature