(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
personal identification number; PIN; password number
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
writing implement; writing tool
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
division into equal parts; equal parts
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
financial muscle; economic clout
underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive