to do for (the sake of someone else)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
long time; long interval; for quite some time
the United States and the Soviet Union; American-Soviet
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to concern; to be related
secrecy; highly classified information
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
blow; shock; strike; batting
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
student of a women's college; female university student
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
trip abroad; overseas travel
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
back-to-back (e.g. home runs); dual (e.g. victory); tandem (e.g. flight); (romantic) couple
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
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 roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)