merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
cease-fire; truce; armistice
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
resurrection; resuscitation; regeneration; nth-year university student
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
tomfoolery; monkey business
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
audible range; hearing range
no way to do; nothing can be done
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
research material; experimental material
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
military intervention; armed intervention
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough