sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
military force; military strength
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
eye for people; ability to judge character
intuition; instinct; hunch
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
joint struggle; common (united) front
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away