brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to speak ill of; to disparage
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
Mie Prefecture (Kinki area)
residing; living; dwelling
author; writer; novelist; artist
Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)
just past noon; afternoon
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
(instruction) manual; handbook
extract; excerpt; selection
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
unique; original; individual; unusual
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
end of life; death; breathing one's last