arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
first; first base; first baseman; fast
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
practice; practising; experience
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
all present; all concerned; all of us
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
application; request; petition
to become better; to improve
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)