planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
four (long cylindrical things)
paella (Spanish rice dish)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to tighten; to press hard
pessimism; disappointment
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
suggestion box; complaints box
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to lie down; to throw oneself down
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
window; window (shop display)
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
Planet of the Apes (novel and series of films)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
labor management; labour management
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
nature; property; disposition
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to blame; to find fault with
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going