difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
all compositions; the entire composition
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
black comedy; dark comedy
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
vague recollection; faint memory
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
preparatory phase; preparatory period