unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
cooperation; collaboration
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
proposal; motion; recommendation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
grasp; catch; understanding
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to stop walking; to pause
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
sharply; harshly; stingingly
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
early (days); initial stage; initial
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
decision; settlement; definition
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
innocent; cherubic; childlike
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why