pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
general public; the masses
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
inner citadel; core; center; centre
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
(former) Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
research funds (expenses)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
systematic; organized; organizational
obediently; submissively; readily; slavishly; without protest
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
this (very thing); this precisely
place to die; place of death