Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
old model; old type; old style
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
how should I know?; don't ask me
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
complete change; about-face
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please