to set up shop; to open a store
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to form a pair; to pair up
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
light and darkness; light and shade
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
these guys; these fellows
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
supervised; under surveillance
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
account book; register; ledger
speech; expression; wording; language
to wash again; to reconsider
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
business discussion; negotiation
present continuous tense; present progressive form
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider