one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
bet; wager; stake; gamble
offense; offence; method of attack
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
front; frontage; facade; main
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
how; in what way; by what means
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
unconfirmed; indeterminate; undetermined; uncertain; undecided; unsettled
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
every year; yearly; annually
large amount of money; great cost
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no