counterintelligence; counterespionage
planned; scheduled; systematic
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
secret information; intelligence
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; hanging decorative ball that splits in half to release confetti, streamers, balloons, etc. (for celebratory events)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
action committee; executive committee
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
metal plate; metallic plate
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
please be careful; please take care
several minutes; a few minutes
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
space; interval; space character; whitespace
public holiday; celebration (of)
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high