(personal) background check
idle time; down time; window period
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
wide-open; frank; open; candid
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
right under; directly below; right beneath
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
occasional; infrequent; rare
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
and (also); both ... and; as well as
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
communication skills; communication ability
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
air of seniority; patronizing attitude
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor