to take turns doing; to do in rotation
3rd day of the month; three days
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
being too late; losing one's final chance
precondition; prerequisite
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
intercept; interception; counter-attack
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
not worth considering; out of the question
offensive (movement); aggression
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor; match attended by the team's owner