to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
systematic; organized; organizational
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to manage something successfully; to be successful
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
going around; patrol; round; tour
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
tool; implement; means; furniture
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
allocation; assignment; allotment
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)