(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
will not do; do not; does not
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
(not) a single person; (no) one
to conspire (with); to prearrange
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
hard struggle; strenuous effort
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to claim victims; to cause casualties
bad influence; negative influence
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
early (days); initial stage; initial
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)