valuable article; valuables
chief; main; principal; important
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
legal profession; judicial officer; lawyer; attorney
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
estimate (of costs); budget
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
ministries and government offices; the authorities
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
everything working out as desired
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
huge win; overwhelming victory
escape hatch; escape door
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse