bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
confused; flustered; at a loss
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
to get distracted; to jump off the track
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
way of talking; speaking style
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
Cancer (constellation); the Crab
Kabutochō (neighbourhood of Nihonbashi, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Stock Exchange is located); Tokyo Stock Exchange
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
wicked thought; wicked mind
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone