resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
approval; acceptance; toleration
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
commencing with; including
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
arrangement; pact; agreement
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
big problem; major issue; big controversy
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
last ray of hope; only hope
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged