presumption; assumption; estimation
sign; indication; omen; symptom
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
possession; retention; maintenance
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
one's own army; one's own team
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
medical science; medicine
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
whole nation; whole land; whole country
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt