reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
iron hammer; crushing blow
fat; tallow; lard; grease
cockpit voice recorder; CVR; voice recorder; dictation machine; dictaphone
trial; judgement; judgment
deliberation; discussion; consideration
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
voluntary; optional; free; elective
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
explanatory notes (at the start of a book); introductory remarks; usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary); legend (on maps, drawings, etc.)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
seniority by length of service
we have a result!; game over!; match!
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue