viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
looking or acting as if one owned the place
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
container (e.g. shipping); skip
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
plump; with a thud; heavily
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
anything and everything; just about everything
to indicate; to show; to point to
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to rain incessantly; to downpour
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
all companies; each company
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.