to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
lot (production); batch; lotto
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
briskly; quickly; promptly
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
nice; good; well-executed
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
living room (Western style); sitting room
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to do for (the sake of someone else)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
clear solution; clean decision