unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
good news; happy news; glad tidings
person of low rank or position
centre; center; center fielder
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
another kind; different kind; distinct species
enlightenment; illumination
to be charged with a mission
job-related; operational; business; in the course of one's work
area of holiday homes; area of villas
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
coming from neighboring districts (of goods or produce); provincial merchant; local trader; local hoodlum; street tough
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
18th day of the month; 18 days
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
tacit; unspoken; implicit
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)