composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
question; inquiry; enquiry
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
business trip; official trip
first Serpent day of the year
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
tolerance; broad-mindedness
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be worried; to be troubled
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
that; the matter in question
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset