independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
disciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
solidarity; joint; collective
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
government sources; official quarters
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
counter for choices, options, etc.
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
food; food products; foodstuffs
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
ash; embers; complete destruction
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to continue to rain or snow