preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
rare; uncommon; not often seen
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
housing district; residential district
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
access point; AP; application program; application software; American plan (hotel rate system); AP
development (of film); photographic processing
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
image quality (film, video, etc.)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
private office; private practice
mobile phone number; cell phone number
going through; going via; going by way of
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to keep in mind; to memorize
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight