enshrinement; installation (of an image)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
power map; power structure; power relationships
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
order; command; directions; instructions
to leave as is; to ignore
seven (long cylindrical things)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to appear all together; to be all present
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
assortment; product lineup
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail