national assembly (esp. France)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
related information; relevant information
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
defense capability (defence)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
the twelve gates of Heian Palace
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
embodiment; realization; materialization
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
our country; our land; one's own country
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
four (long cylindrical things)
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
by your leave; with your permission
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
good bye; I'm off; see you later
block (of wood); chip; splinter
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
load; loading; weight (of a load)