particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
social life; social intercourse
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
in case of; at that time; at this time
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
only recently; just of late
various families; various schools of thought
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
mountain range; mountain belt
border (between countries); national border
attenuation; damping; decay
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
logistical support; combat service support
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking