incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
(criminal) investigation headquarters
large number (of); many; majority
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
becoming active; increase in activity
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
most valuable player; MVP
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
iron nail; metal nail; scrawl; scrawled writing
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
work-in-progress; working state
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)