ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
advisory committee; committee of experts; advisory panel
passage of the seasons; change of the four seasons
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
data aggregate; data constellation
beach seine; long-haul seine; dragnet
information kiosk; information centre
change of position; displacement
to fall on one's backside
to flee from one's enemy; to turn tail; to expose one's weakness to an adversary
with a splash; with a splosh; with a click (of a camera shutter); with a snap
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
to clap one's hands in prayer
low orbit; low earth orbit; LEO
bleaching; whitening; chlorosis; albinism
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit