to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
flawless; absolute perfection
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
made in Japan; Japanese-made
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
that; the matter in question
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
every person; each one; everybody
to knead thoroughly; to work up; to concoct; to make up
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)