to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
military-industrial complex
act of terror; terrorist attack
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to rant and rave; to raise hell
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
prize money (in boxing or pro wrestling); purse
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to crash a car into the back of another (usu. used in the passive voice); to rear-end
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to begin; to set about; to start
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
millions; several million; a few million
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
city police; municipal police
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
baton (of command); order; command; direction
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
image quality (film, video, etc.)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness