thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
preparation; provision; guarding
problematical statement; controversial statement
to need; to call for; to require
made in Japan; Japanese-made
script; screenplay; scenario
preparations for returning (home)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
unique; individual; original; unusual
to take off one's clothes; to undress
all one has; all one's possessions
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
somehow; for some reason or other
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to hide; to conceal oneself
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in