United States of America; USA; United States Army; U.S. Army; USA
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
minimum; at the very least
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
safety zone; traffic island
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
look!; there!; here!; that is
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance