(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
public holiday; celebration (of)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to sink (into); to get depressed
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
shipping charges; transportation expenses
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
third grade; third class; C-grade
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
A, B and C; first, second and third
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
freight locomotive; goods engine