wild card; wild card; wildcard (character)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
collective responsibility; joint liability
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
never mind!; don't worry about it
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
maintaining the status quo
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to fall in love (with); to love
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
living together; coexistence
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
first thing in the morning
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
be (that) as it may; having said that
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo