four-wheel drive (vehicle)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
technical center; technical centre
testimony; (verbal) evidence
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
book; volume; this; present; main; head
lineage; pedigree; family line
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
looking on (somebody) as hostile
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
180 degrees; complete change
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
same family (race, tribe)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to discuss; to talk together
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
negotiations; discussions; connection
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down