perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
foundation stone; cornerstone
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
rest; break; recess; intermission
several weeks; a few weeks
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
beginning; clue; starting point
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
what time; (lit.) which hour
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
amount of sugar; sugar content
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to take into consideration; to bear in mind