(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
petty underling; small fry
person of importance; a someone; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
to step forward; to take a step forward
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
again and again; repeatedly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
normal value; normal level
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
raging fire; conflagration
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to be touching; to be moving
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)