confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
(in) the air; midair; sky
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
perception; sensation; awareness
in history; ever; historical
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
how; in what way; in what manner
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
technical; technological; practical
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
special; particular; peculiar; unique
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway