under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
blizzard; furious snowstorm
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
limited; limiting; restrictive
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
point of compromise; common ground
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
life and death; life or death
personal affair; one's own affair
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
first 10 days of the month
service in the first reserve
call; summons; convening; convocation
sick person; patient; invalid
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
based on; on the basis of
mobilization; mobilisation
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
main part; key part; head (of a phrase)
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to be main; to be principal; to be important