hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
ethnically homogeneous nation; racially homogeneous nation
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
postwar period; period after Second World War
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
committal; reference; submission (e.g. to committee); commitment
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
to talk; to carry meaning
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement