to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
standing firm; holding out
bluish sheen; steel-blue sheen
Daidarabotchi (mythical giant)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
(a place) out of one's reach
one's way back; one's way home
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
way out; means to escape; escape route
whether or not; presence or absence
neighbouring house; neighboring house
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
(the condition of) one's health
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
Hokke (northern branch of the Fujiwara clan, Heian period)
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
distributed, decentralized arrangement
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
certification of contents
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
authenticity; credibility
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
repentance; confession; penitence
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary