more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in one's hands; in one's control
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
catastrophe; assassination; calamity; disaster
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
major powers of the world; great powers
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); side wheel throw (judo)