opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to unfold; to unroll; to open
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
influence; effect; impact
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
fiction; fabrication; concoction
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to try to do; to attempt to do
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
periodic; cyclic; cyclical
strategy meeting; council of war
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
quotation; citation; reference
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die