wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
northern part; the north (of a region)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
triangular position; three-cornered contest
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
(political) power; authority; influence
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
existence; possession; having; limited company
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
political situation; political affairs
main question; real issue at hand
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge