impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
several times (as large, over)
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
aggression; invasion; raid
number of times; frequency; count
practice; practising; experience
clear solution; clean decision
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
being too late; losing one's final chance
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
global scale; worldwide scale
24 hours; twenty-four hours
dozens; scores of; decades
putting life into; animating; cheering up
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
research material; experimental material
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to faint; to be exhausted
abstract or impracticable theory
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom