no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
reaching; attaining; arrival
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
training; drill; practice; discipline
complete change; about-face
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
water outlet; tap; faucet
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
metallic sound; metallic clank
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
thunderous roar; roaring sound
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape