influenced (by); under an influence
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
power; authority; jurisdiction
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
control; management (e.g. of a business)
installation (of software)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
since when; from when; how long
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to come to an end; to rest
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
combat power; fighting strength
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio