regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
(committee) chairman; president
male instincts; male frivolity
to complain; to make a complaint
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
draw (in competition); tie game
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
possible; likely; probable
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
life or death; existence; destiny
approximate age; age range
hostility; antagonism; opposition
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
overall victory; victory in the overall standings
narrow margin; slim margin
since then; from that time; ever since