detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
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
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
one by one; in detail; minutely
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
air of seniority; patronizing attitude of a senior toward a junior
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
participation; joining; entry
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
Department of Defense (US); the Pentagon