to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
questionnaire; survey; poll
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to repaint; to paint again
advertising material; promotional material; propaganda material
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
(state of) unconsciousness
serious condition; critical condition
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
aristocracy system; aristocracy
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
dignity; majesty; sanctity
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
to show off one's manliness; to act like a (real) man
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
marriage proposal; marriage talks
shoeshine; shoe polishing
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
invisibly; secretly; privately
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company