all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
prohibition; inhibition; ban
in succession; one by one
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
secrecy; highly classified information
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to run about; to rush about
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
price increase; rise in price
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
instead; but (on the other hand)
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting