cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
one large ...; a great ...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to play a central role; to take a leading part
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
caller; visitor; company; guest
infant; baby; little child
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
other side; opposite side; other party
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
import; importation; introduction; afferent
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
in this manner; in this way; like this
new development; new discovery
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
opposite side; other side; other party
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
existing (type, style, form); traditional; conventional; legacy (software, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample