snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to breathe while sleeping
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
emotional strength; force of will
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
big problem; major issue; big controversy
all companies; each company
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
yellow; yellow card; Asian; Oriental
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to trample; to crush underfoot
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to flare up; to burst into flames
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
everywhere; all over; throughout
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
accurate; correct; precise; exact
empty lot; vacant plot of land
cut; reduction; curtailment
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
branch; branch office; subdivision
construction; architecture (of buildings)