(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
without permission; without notice
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
self-defense; self-defence
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
Central and South America
police officer; policeman; constable
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
one-sided; partial; unfair
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
transactions; dealings; business
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
wartime regime; war footing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
either way; in any case; one way or another
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end