may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
in succession; one by one
privatization; privatisation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
government management; state management
defense; defence; protection
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
arm; skill; efforts; ability
transfer; assignment; conveyance
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
particularly; only; in the case of
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
running as fast as one can
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy