making efficient; optimization
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
period of time; time slot; time zone
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
inside; interior; inner part
to hand over; to surrender
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to give the stamp of approval
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
go that far; to that extent
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to step forward; to take a step forward
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy