to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
job title; name of one's position
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
number; number plate; license plate
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
video camera; video camcorder
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
right (to do something); authority; power
to write down; to record; to register
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
fear; dread; fright; willies