unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
degree of familiarity; popularity
unidentifiable; unidentified
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
scattered; separated; dispersed
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
decisive battle of brief duration
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to let an opportunity slip
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
Transportation Corps (service branch of the Imperial Japanese Army)
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
number of characters per line, page, etc.
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
without omission; in full
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future