large number (of); many; majority
military strength; military personnel
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
working; in operation; running; active
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
(in the process of) connecting
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
executives; top management; governing body
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
last week; the week before
second day of the month; two days
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
intelligence gathering; information gathering
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
the Seven Wise Men (of Greece); the Seven Sages of Greece
disclosure; exposure; revelation