execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
Science and Technology Agency (1956-2001)
approval; license; licence; permission
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
official announcement; proclamation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to paint (draw) a picture
our country; our land; one's own country
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
April Fools' Day; April fool
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
steady progress; rapid advance
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
outrageous lie; outright lie
swindler; imposter; crook
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
one by one; one after another; successively
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
while surprised; suddenly
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
rebirth; new birth; nascent
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
long-play (record); long-playing; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as