wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
preliminary results; intermediate results; in-progress total
marking; grading; scoring
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to take (be in) charge of
public relations section or department
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
prevention; precaution; protection against
scandal; deplorable event
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
ID card; identification card
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
birth date; date of birth; DOB
(having) same family and personal name
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
mail; postal matter; postal item
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
admission ticket for an examination
gender; distinction of sex; sex
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
agreement; stipulation; article; clause
a real man would (shut up and) ...
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
subtracting points; points deducted
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
fixed interval; fixed period
to fill a hole with earth
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information