judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
middle period; medium-term
technological development
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
safe; vault; storage cabinet
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
secretary general; chief secretary
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to take back; to recapture
to put on airs; to assume importance
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to check; to stop; to keep back
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
standard formal wear worn by students, usu. when going to interviews
traditional Japanese band of sandwich board advertisers
glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab
to pitch forward; to fall forward