government; administration; ministry
permission; approval; authorization; license
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
providing information; provision of information; information provision
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitch (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitching
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
sunlight; rays of the Sun
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
group; bunch; crowd; group
to cover fully; to wrap around
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
here and there; everywhere