to anticipate; to foresee
commerce; trade; business
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
much less; to say nothing of
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be too late (to be of use)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to join forces; to cooperate
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
traditional; conventional
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to order; to command; to appoint
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
after checking; after verification
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind