to see through; to see the true nature of something
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
authority; power; function
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
relocation (of a facility); moving establishment; to relocate; to move into place; to put into place
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
aggression; invasion; raid
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
system of government; government structure
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally