maintenance; preservation; improvement
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to incur someone's enmity
mobilization; mobilisation
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
simple honesty; tactless frankness
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
influenced (by); under an influence
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to originate with; to start with; to stem from