to speak; to say; to vocalize
a considerable number; a fair number
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
command; lead; generalship; leadership
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
on the occasion of; at the time of
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
reconfirmation; double check
periodic; regular; routine
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
trio; gang of three; threesome
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
(not) even once; (not) ever
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly