bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
flour; meal; powder; dust
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
attenuation; damping; decay
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
final; eventual; ultimate
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
concentration (of light, e.g. with lens or mirror); condensation; condensing
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
even if not; even without
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to maintain; to continue to have
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up