practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
as soon as possible; ASAP
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
when you get to the destination
to jump upon (a moving object)
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
split; division; break up
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
(political) administration; political power
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to rally; to make a comeback
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
identification papers; ID
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede