existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
graded on N steps; scored out of N
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
Chūetsu (region in Niigata); China and Vietnam; Sino-Vietnamese
report card; result sheet
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
study of foreign languages; linguistics
Japanese history; history of Japan
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
world history; international history
pad; padding; pad (of paper); gamepad
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
from the beginning; from scratch
modesty; humility; being humble
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy