different opinion; objection
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be embarrassed; to lose face
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
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
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to move forward; to move on
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to become desperate; to give in to despair
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
head over heels; headlong; head first
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
in succession; one after another
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
industrial engineering; IE
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
summer festival; summer matsuri
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
time; season; period; phase; stage
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
a long time ago; in those days