to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
front; frontage; facade; main
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train; maglev train
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
outside telephone line; outer circle
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
riding together; riding with
negotiation team; negotiating body
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
appointed time; timetable; schedule
to take back; to recapture
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten