依怙贔屓

eko hi'iki

favoritism, bias, prejudice

僭越

sen'etu

arrogant, overbearing

翻弄

honrou

make fun of, trifle with, make a joke of

委ねる

yudaneru

to entrust to

忌憚

kitan

modesty

和気藹々

waki'ai'ai

abundantly peaceful, relaxing

啀み合い

igami'ai

snarling, growling, arguing, fighting, at each others' throats

快く

kokoroyoku

cheerfully, willingly, with an easy heart, comfortable, good-heartedly

癒着

yutyaku

adhesion, collusion

collusion itself is a cool word. I think it's from the Latin for 'playing together'... =)

蔑視

bessi

contempt, derision, discriminatory attitude

蔑ろ

naigasiro

a slight, or minor insult

翳す

kazasu

to lord it over someone

見切り発車

mikiri hassya

a rash decision

literally, the train leaves without seeing if everyone's on board...

裁量労働制

sairyou roudousei

literally, discretionary labor system

commonly known as flextime!

野放図

nohoudu

unregulated

叱責

sisseki

rebuke, reprimand

恣意

si'i

arbitrariness, selfishness

cool word to know

黎明

reimei

dawn, dawning

a beautiful image. literally, the darkness grows bright

筈

hazu

expectation, nook

I hadn't realized there was a kanzi for this word...

範疇

hantyuu

category

that second character is pretty rare. it can refer to a companion, or an equivalency, yet, literally, its components mean 'rice field' at left and 'long life and good fortune' on the right...