to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to wait for a ripe moment
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
justice; fairness; impartiality
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
millions; several million; a few million
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
running away; escaping on foot
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
100,000,000; one hundred million
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
guaranteed; authentic; certified
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
reduction by half; halving
cannot be compared with; no match for
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
periodic inspection; regular inspection
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
exploitation; overuse; abuse
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
going to and fro; back and forth
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
to go past; to pass; to pass by
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
coefficient; factor; proportional constant
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately