back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
write jointly; collection of autographs
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
scene; spectacle; sight; view
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
police drama (television); detective drama
to refer to; to use as reference
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
law-like nature; regularity
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
beginning; outset; first; onset
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin