passing (e.g. in football) without looking
unprofitable department; loss-making division; loss-making segment
practice meeting; practice group
no side (rugby); full time; end of game; post-fight mutual praise; reconciling
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
chess problem; composed shogi problem
jackal (carnivores, Canis aureus ssp., C. adustus, C. mesomelas)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
kickoff party; rally; pep party
inspection; checking (goods, products)
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
board or officer's meeting
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
impact of publicity or propaganda
digitization; digitalization
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
maritime; marine transportation
financial muscle; economic clout
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of