collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
process; course; mechanism
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
battle formation; disposition of troops
to quit one's job; to resign
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
there being no use in arguing (about it)
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
country; territory; domain; realm
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
brothers and sisters; siblings
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone