to concentrate one's effort (on something)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
temporary placement; putting something in a place temporarily; preliminary placement; provisional placement
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
special feature (e.g. in a magazine); special program; special project
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
senior; veteran; old-timer
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
building time; construction period
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument