three; three years of age
control; management (e.g. of a business)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
technical skill; ability; capacity
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
principal occupation; core business
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
death penalty; capital punishment
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
release; liberation; acquittal
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
news; word; tidings; omen
to run about; to rush about
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief