shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
reorganization; reorganisation
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to leave the government service
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
return; relapse; recurrence
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
great depth; bottomless; great height
commencing with; including
chief; main; principal; major
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
2nd day of the month; two days
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
normal duties; (one's) regular work
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
department; bureau; section; part
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B