signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
organization name; organisation name
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
apparent; obvious; very clear
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
striking; remarkable; considerable
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
to take; to catch; to capture
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
just because; even if; even though
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
combination; union; binding; bond
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
in a day; in a brief space of time
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
clearly; distinctly; vividly
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag