tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
monolith; large slab of rock
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
kickoff party; rally; pep party
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
as many (people) as possible
bolt from the blue; great surprise
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
one's post; place of work; workplace
to discuss; to talk together
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
each; (arch.) you (plural)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
cautious theory; conservative theory
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)