fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
setback; impediment; adversity; misfortune; hardship
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
factory; plant; mill; workshop
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
threesome (sexual activity)
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
(only) one option; one possible choice
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
supreme; sublime; highest
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to get hungry; to become hungry
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to waste time; to kill time
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
otherwise; if not; or else
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord