line; queue; procession; matrix
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
point in common; common feature
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to lose a closely fought contest
point spread; point difference
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
item; commodity; list of articles
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
man fit for the post; right person
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
to refer to; to use as reference
proposed solution; idea for a solution
friction; discord; strife
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
no problem; it doesn't matter
to gaze out at; to look out over
appearance; figure; shape; form
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
remarkable; striking; obvious
disintegration; self-destruction
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
technical skill; ability; capacity