calamity; disaster; accident
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to hammer out the details; to work out details
to be forward; to be impertinent
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
struggle (for); scramble; contest
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
different thing; another question; different case
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
research material; experimental material
popular will; will of the people
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
unveiling; debut; introduction
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to say things to ease one's mind
shipping; shipment; forwarding
electrical appliances; electric appliances
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
anything and everything; just about everything
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
recollection; reminiscence
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious