formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to join together; to patch together
general idea; concept; notion
action; operation; effect; function
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
odds and ends; all; every
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
technical skill; ability; capacity
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
without leaving any trace
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to fight against; to oppose; to face
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
inclination; tendency; nature; character
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
final; eventual; ultimate
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
bad influence; negative influence
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
not necessarily so; is not always true