control board; control panel; console
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
improvement of relations; rapprochement
for the present; for the time being
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to be relieved of one's post
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to aggravate; to make serious
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
standard; basis; principle
compassionate; sympathetic
straightforwardly; being outspoken
B class; B grade; second rate
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
south entrance; south exit
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering