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
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
front; frontage; facade; main
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
left side; left-hand side
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
otherwise; if not; or else
commandant; commanding officer; general
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to copy (down); to transcribe
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
descendant; progeny; offspring
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
return; relapse; recurrence
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
posterity; future generations; future life
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years