threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
event; phenomenon; matter
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in advance; beforehand; previously
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to hide; to conceal oneself
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
bento; Japanese box lunch
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
election; selection; choice
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
fatal accident; deadly accident
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious