plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
vacant or unoccupied room
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
competent; suitable; qualified
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
cost-cutting; cost reduction
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
abstract or impracticable theory
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
colleagues; cronies; merry men
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
(not) even once; (not) ever
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
just because; even if; even though