headquarters; head office; main office
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
after the end (of something); post-
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
resident; indigenous; always existing
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
error; mistake; slip; bug
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
to stare back at; to look back at
way; method; means; resource; course
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
objection; dissent; protest
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
a considerable number; a fair number
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
from the viewpoint of; according to
important post; important office; key position
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
independent action; acting alone
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
eternal; unlimited; endless
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
accomplishment; execution
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out