cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
process; course; mechanism
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to be transparent; to show through
tedious; boring; being fed up with
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
a great variety of; diversity
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
area; region; district; locality
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far