will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
concession hunter; profiteer
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
in terms of; from the point of view of
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
management by objectives; MBO; management buyout; MBO
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to buy more; to increase one's holdings
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
major war; great war; world war
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
intuition; instinct; hunch
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
spare time; free time; leisure time
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
actor; actress; player; performer
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going