stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
(making something a) political issue
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to thrust before; to thrust at
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
single word; a few words; brief comment
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
because of; owing to; due to
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
price; cost; value; worth; value
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating