command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
too many to count; too numerous to mention
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
slight increase; marginal rise
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
unimpressive; unimpressed
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to become familiar (to one's ears)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
home delivery (of food); outside catering
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
professional killer; hit man
favorite; favourite; habitually used