planning; plan; project; arrangements
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
statue; picture; picture revealing character
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to ask for too much; to expect too much
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
three; three years of age
perfect; complete; flawless
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
all you want; as much as one wants
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill