to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
common front; united front
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
item; something that one "just has to have"
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
discrimination; discernment; identification
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
one's physical safety; personal security
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
main cause; primary factor
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
endurance; perseverance; patience
to do together; to share; to participate in
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
passengers getting on and off (a train)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
rehearsal; rehabilitation
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
deviation; departure; omission
clothing and accessories; attire
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)