having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
clickbaiting; giving something a misleading title
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
sudden change; sudden turn
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
massing (of troops); gathering
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
supply; provision; raising; procurement
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
important points; main points; gist; list of requirements
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
even though; despite; when
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
justification; rationalization
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage