(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
preparation; provision; guarding
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
job application form; employee satisfaction
proficiency; mastery; competence; becoming proficient (in)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
great speed; recklessly fast speed
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
machine translation; automatic translation; MT
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to scrape off; to plane off
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
postponement; moving to a later date
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext