statue; picture; picture revealing character
intelligence gathering; information gathering
strength; power; proficiency; ability
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
chief; main; principal; important
rather; sooner; preferably
call; summons; convening; convocation
accomplishment; execution
general mobilization; full mobilization
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
bet; wager; stake; gamble
essence; true nature; substance; reality
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
public institution; public organization; official body
had better ...; had better not ...
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
old friend; familiar face
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
open; spacious; extensive
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
moment; brief space of time
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh