observation; survey; watching
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to be helpful; to be useful
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
king (of the senior player)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to have meaning; to be meaningful
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
bank; banking institution
going through; going via; going by way of
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
craving; longing; thirsting
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
around the world; throughout the world