demerit system; points-off system
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
job control language; JCL
such; this sort of; like this
change; alteration; modification
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
character encoding (e.g. JIS, Unicode, etc.); character code
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
connection; linking; linkage; link
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
power; authority; jurisdiction
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
data warehouse; data warehousing
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
on one hand; on the other hand
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to drive someone out; to force someone to leave
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
attack; assault; attempt; try
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)