relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
leader of a (large) group; large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp; puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae); first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
remaining silent; keeping secret
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
cooperation; collaboration
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
change; alteration; modification