distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
field overseer; site foreman
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
affiliated company; affiliated business
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
construction industry; construction business
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
president (of a society); chairman
generation; lifetime; age
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
at first; in the beginning; originally
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
choices; alternatives; options
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to bring; to take; to bring about
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
clear solution; clean decision
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
starting line; starting point