to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
lower house; lower legislative chamber
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
gender; distinction of sex; sex
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
country; territory; domain; realm
cold district; northern district
commerce; trade; business
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
to amuse oneself; to make merry
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
power; authority; influence
umbrella organization; umbrella organisation
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
human relations; personal relationships
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
nothing but; none other than
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
preliminary step; first step
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
over-fond parent; doting parent
to become very angry; to be furious; to fly into a rage