collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
land subsidence; decline in influence
making (something) free of charge; dispensing with fees
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(social) position; status
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent