to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
reset; fresh start; new beginning
creation; generation; formation; derivation
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
breath; breathing; bracelet
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
throng; gathering of people
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
low quality; poor quality
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
posing; modeling; modelling
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
illegitimate child; secret love child
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to blaze; to burn brightly
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
reason; cause; history; origin