end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
overall victory; championship
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
have a good day; take care; see you
written order; order form
exchange ticket; claim tag; coupon
recuperation; medical treatment
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
yeah; you're right; that's right
excessive; too much; unreasonable
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
exemption from responsibility; disclaimer
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
reshuffling; job rotation
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
reform; reformation; reorganization
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
underground organization; underground organisation
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through