life or death; existence; destiny
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
based on; on the basis of
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
several minutes; a few minutes
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
Internet service provider; ISP
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
new arrivals; new acquisitions
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
information; making a report (to a superior)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
not necessarily so; is not always true
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
potato chips; potato crisps
right angle; perpendicular
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"