so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
future prospects; promise
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
countermeasure; counter-measure
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
trend of the times; way things are going
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
to fight each other; to clash
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
surprise; something unexpected
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); to marry off; to exile
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
honour; honor; glory; renown
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
final; eventual; ultimate
to eat up; to consume (completely)
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry