large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
supply; provision; raising; procurement
these guys; these fellows
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
name recognition; established reputation
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
tradition; legend; folklore
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
prefectural high school; public high school