complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sphere; circle; range; category
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
power balance; balance of power
severe earthquake; violent tremor
territorial right; dominion
management; administration; operation
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
maintaining the status quo
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
law of conservation of energy
law of conservation of mass
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
cat tongue; thin cookie or chocolate shaped like a tongue
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner