staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
very rich person; the super rich
collective responsibility; joint liability
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
outline; summary; gist; basic points
according to plan; as planned; on target
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser