sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
information technology; IT
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
display; (computer) display; monitor
enumeration; citation; listing
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
course; route; path; process; stages
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
establishment; settlement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
using one's arms as a pillow
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
in name only; titular; nominal
hard disk (drive); hard drive
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
beyond one's means or position
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody