quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
testimony; (verbal) evidence
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
complete collection; large collection; complete works
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
new graduate; recent graduate
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
application information; application guidelines; application handbook
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
important points; main points
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle