carrying voice; well-projected voice
prompt; immediate; in real time
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
genuine; authentic; true; real
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
preliminary arrangements; spade work
useless resistance; vain struggle
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
many; a lot; much; multitude
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to wave a flag; to show the way
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
air hole; windhole; ventilator
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
professional killer; hit man
long military service; having experienced many battles
soldier; combatant; warrior
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
piece of evidence; evidence
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes