to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
risky; dangerous; insecure
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
audience; attendance; hearers
human relations; personal relationships
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
result; effect; performance; success
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
position; job; employment; opening
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
country living; life in the country; country life
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
(exercising) the right to command
outbreak of war; starting a war
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
to practice magic; to practise magic
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
each (every) time; whenever