particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
blood relationship; blood relative
to keep away; to keep at a distance
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
unparalleled in Japan, China and India
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
material; materials; data; information; documents
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
several years; a few years
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
how; in what way; how about; questionable