to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to overdo; to do too much
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to torment; to torture; to harass
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to order; to command; to appoint
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
strategy meeting; council of war
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
(committee) chairman; president
of no interest; not interested
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
third day of the month; three days
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder