stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
joint; seam; joining point
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
based on; built on; made from
new functionality; new feature
to replace; to move; to change the position of
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
viewing as a problem; problematizing
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
not yet known; unknown; strange
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
exact copy; slavish imitation
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask