management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
how; in what way; in what manner
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
common knowledge; well-known fact
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to some extent; to a certain extent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
impossible to do (although wants to)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
leader of a delegation (body, party)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
counter for choices, options, etc.
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
number of persons; personnel
to give directions; to issue instructions
throwaway; disposable; single-use
dozens; scores of; decades
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants