to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
progressive form; in progress; ongoing; underway
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
Kōjien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
big frame; large figure; huge body
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
it's been a long time; long time no see
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
laser beam; fast and straight return toss from outfield
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
different opinion; objection
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
number of persons; personnel
to push aside; to push one's way through
dreadnought (class of warships)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge