bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
timewise; temporal; chronal
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
water's edge; beach; shore
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
tide; current; tendency; trend
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
complete victory; total victory
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
since; henceforth; ever since
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
domestic affairs; internal administration
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
society; the world; the times
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
power; authority; jurisdiction
to collect; to assemble; to gather
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
overconcentration (esp. of population, cultural and political institutions, etc. in Tokyo); heavy concentration
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly