to take over; to hand over
development; exploitation
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
had better ...; had better not ...
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
proposal; motion; recommendation
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
escape route; evacuation route
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
review; reconsideration; revision
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
corporate bond; corporate debenture
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
running as fast as one can