unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
station vendor; selling (newspapers, etc.) at a train station; item sold at a train station
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
impossible to do (although wants to)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
the right person in the right place
buddy system (e.g. in scuba diving)
sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
to raise one's voice; to shout
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
difference; disparity; gap
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
pay gap; wage gap; wage differential
(social) class; rank; grade
retry; another try; another go
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
(construction of an) argument
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
omniscience and omnipotence