Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
even if nothing else; more than anything else
disparity in technology; technological gap; technology gap
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
Christopher; Cristofer; Kristoffer
hope; white hope; person of promise
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)