this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
coalition; alliance; union; standing side-by-side
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
to approach the finale; to come to a close
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
plural; multiple; several
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to get strong; to gain strength
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
just a minute; small quantity
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
special promotion (in rank or grade)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked