introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
superstition; superstitious belief
clerk; office worker; kulak
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to say; to tell; to state; to do
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
starting point; starting line
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction