board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
secret meeting; secret conference
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
unreached; unattained; unachieved; unprecedented
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
should do; ought to do; must do
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
puppet government; puppet regime
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)