gas station; petrol station; filling station
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
information technology; IT
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
display; (computer) display; monitor
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
enumeration; citation; listing
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
course; route; path; process; stages
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
establishment; settlement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
planned; scheduled; systematic
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state