gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
vertical take-off and landing; VTOL
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
transport ship; troop ship
reaching the shore; docking a boat
to push aside; to push one's way through
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
cannot be compared with; no match for
members; member; constituent
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert
resolution; decision; vote
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
entrustment; leaning against; propping up
postwar period; period after Second World War
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages