outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
licence; license; certificate; diploma
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
parent-child relationship
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
logistical support; combat service support
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
meteor; shooting star; falling star
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
the other day; some time ago; recently
to be hot on a person's heels
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
to temper thoroughly; to train well
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law