unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
to appear all together; to be all present
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
nothing in particular; none in particular
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fine (piece of) work; excellent work; work that receives an honourable mention
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
cannot be helped; unavoidable
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
rationality; reasonableness
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
to go to the office; to be at work
frequency (of occurrence)
change; alteration; modification
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
limited; limiting; restrictive
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
glugging; drinking deeply; nodding deeply
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
Americanization; Americanisation
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
ramification; branching off
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor