information desk personnel; guide; usher
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
student accommodation; student dormitory
clinic; medical office; infirmary
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
to understand; to make out
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
well-mannered; courteous; polite
early post war period; immediately after the war
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)