decommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle; deregistered vehicle; unregistered vehicle; deregistering (vehicle); unregistering
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
letter; missive; note; mail
factory; plant; mill; workshop
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
directly under; falling perpendicularly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
general classification; broad categorization
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
intenseness; violence; severity; vehemence; keenness
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to show; to bare (the teeth)
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
snake; serpent; large snake
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous