policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
disclosure; exposure; revelation
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
androgynous; gender-neutral
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
as soon as possible; ASAP
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be bewildered; to be perplexed