to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
several years; a few years
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
armed forces; military; troops
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
other than; excluding; without
regarding highly; attaching importance to
government; administration
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
connection; link; relationship
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
birth; creation; formation
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to breathe out; to exhale
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to understand from experience
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
embodiment; realization; materialization
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression