infrastructure improvement
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
leadership; initiative; spearhead
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
such; like that; in that way
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
but; however; even though; even if
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
crash; smash; crunch; bang
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
does not; can not; will not
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that