a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to turn completely into; to become completely
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
script; libretto; scenario
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
tele-; telephone; television; Terret (wine grape variety)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
10th day of the month; ten days
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
neat and clean; tidy; trim
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced