Big Three (car makers, TV networks, etc.)
authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
side-foot (e.g. in soccer); kick with the side of the foot; side kick (e.g. in martial arts); sidekick; companion
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
playful age; heyday of youth
other matters; other people's affairs
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
temporary licence; temporary license; provisional licence; provisional license
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
band of robbers; gang of thieves
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
fertile shoot of field horsetail
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
dear me; I mean; or rather
tail (animal); tail end; tip
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
successor; replacement; second wife
criminal nature; criminality
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
great admiration; deep respect
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
wounded person; injured person