mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
rating; ranking; grading; classification
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to force someone out of the ring
strategist; tactician; schemer
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
preservation; retainment; keeping
(physically) pushing and pulling; back-and-forth (in a negotiation, contest, etc.); push-pull (manual zoom or focus mechanism on a lens); weighing whether to attack or defend (with one's hand); haggling (over price); bargaining
to be main; to be principal; to be important
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
reading too much into things
to make a mistake; to blunder
secondary; of secondary importance
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus