document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
dizzyingly; with one's head swimming
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
everything one does; whatever one does
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
babies and preschool children
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
never ceasing; never ending
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
material; materials; data; information; documents
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
club activities; extracurricular activities
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly