level ground; plain; flatland
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
proposal; offer; request; application
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
remainder; the rest; residue
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
power; authority; jurisdiction
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
general idea; concept; notion
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
defence program; defence plan
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
scrap lumber; piece of wood
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
one-by-one; separately; in detail