as soon as possible; ASAP
agricultural community; farm village; rural
depopulation; decrease in population
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
sudden change; complete change
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
vote against; no vote; nay
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
Straw Millionaire (Japanese Buddhist folk tale)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
plump; with a thud; heavily
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
date (of an event, meeting, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
good policy; wise policy; best plan
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
information transfer; information transmission
beauty contest to name Miss ...
to rally; to make a comeback
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
noisily; with a rattle; with a creak; with a squeak; with a rumble
regarding highly; attaching importance to
tournament; knockout competition
unexpectedly; surprisingly
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item