neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
political measures; policy
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
radical party; extremists
finally; in the end; on top of all that
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
main question; real issue at hand
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
intention; idea; inclination; wish
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to need; to call for; to require
to become an expert; to be master at
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
dwelling; house; residence; address
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
object of adoration, longing
like this; in this way; as you see
store name; shop name; restaurant name
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
lecture attendance; auditing
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
generation; the world; the age
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
news; word; tidings; omen
old age; old person; the old; the aged