to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
bureau director; office chief
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at that time; in those days
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
real thing; original; actual
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
feeling; sense; impression
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
mid-year gift; summer gift
society; public; community; social studies
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to give directions; to issue instructions
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
recommendation; referral; endorsement
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
moron; idiot; stupid person
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point