trial product; prototype model
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
meat substitute; meat analogue; cheaper meat used in place of beef or pork
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
grade; class; degree; magnitude
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
resolute; determined; bold
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
fate; destiny; predestination
(one) letter; (one) character
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
shoji (paper sliding door)
belief; faith; conviction