camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
only; merely; but; no more than
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
perfect; complete; flawless
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
how; in what way; by what means
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
shady; underhanded; questionable
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
individual; private person; personal; private
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
branch office; branch store
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
civil affairs; civil case
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare