to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
to be touching; to be moving
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
right to choose; a say; option
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
bored; having nothing to do; idle
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (2010-); Geographical Survey Institute (1949-2010)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
it's been a long time; long time no see
to trample down; to devastate
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
indiscriminately; recklessly
extraterrestrial life; ET
act of violence; violent behavior
to speak jokingly; to speak teasingly; to joke around; to speak nonsense
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
great and small; in detail; all