ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
family vacation; family trip
excursion; field trip; school trip
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
the real criminal; true culprit
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
first challenge; first try
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
one by one; one each; one at a time
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
moment by moment; hour by hour
vitality; (one's) life force
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
quick work; (clever) feat