unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
even though; despite; notwithstanding
making a plan; recommendation; suggestion
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
(social) position; status
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
abstract or impracticable theory
learn from reliable sources
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to take the profit over the fame
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
tip of a twig; tip; end; trifles; trivial matters
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to succeed; to bear fruit
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
failure; mistake; blunder
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to show unwillingness (to do); to be reluctant (to do); to look annoyed; to show signs of finding something bothersome
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less