explosion; rupture; break off
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
respect and affection; love and respect
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
intimacy; affection; familiarity
brother (usu. in names of films, companies, etc.)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
establishment; settlement
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
independence; self-reliance
novel; original; new; innovative
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish