poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
level ground; plain; flatland
being dotted with; being scattered
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
offensive camp; team at bat
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
main road; main thoroughfare
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
going around; patrol; round; tour
the whole area; all areas
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
main cause; primary factor
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to base something on; to make something the basis
guerrilla warfare; unconventional warfare
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)