explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to have a talk; to tell a story
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
very likely; very probable
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to say no more; to sink into silence
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once