to draw upon one's profound knowledge
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
stone (used for throwing)
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to suffer the consequences for interfering in a couple's relationship; (lit.) to be kicked by a horse
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
point of action (e.g. of a lever)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
research area; field of research
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to bungle; to make things awkward
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
character style; character form
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
promoting; increase; advance