a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
overlapping; piling; stacking
in the same manner as before; the same as always
chance (of success); odds
comparatively; relatively
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
folding; collapsible; telescopic
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(battery) charger; AC adapter
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
registration; accession; register; entry; record
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
cancellation of a contract
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
penalty for contract breach
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
to be given up; to be discontinued
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
health; healthy; sound; fit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
just you wait and see (as a threat)