uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
probability; likelihood; chances
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
correction; revision; amendment
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
like a decent person; human
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
few decades; many decades; several decades
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
hegemony; leadership; initiative
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to strengthen; to fortify; to secure
to manage something successfully; to be successful
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
to get on the wrong vehicle (bus, train, etc.)
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
unqualified; without qualifications
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
occupation; calling; livelihood
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
fisher; fisherman; fisher (Martes pennanti); pekan
what's what; heads or tails
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
justice; fairness; impartiality
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game