majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
front entrance; front door
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
(United States of) America; USA; US
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
two times; twice; two degrees
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
in the end; on top of that
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
topic of discussion; agenda
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article