mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
top university; leading university; first-rate university
finding employment; getting a job
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
long (time that has passed); old (story)