unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
calling by name; designation; nomination
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
character style; character form
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
police; police officer; police station
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
brilliant; bright; dazzling
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
because; for; the reason why is ...
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
chasing after women; womanizing
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign