scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to melt together; to blend together
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to be parted from; to be separated
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
although there are many of them
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
detention; custody; confinement; internment
nothing but; none other than
responsibility; duty; obligation
line; queue; procession; matrix
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
complete change; about-face
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
processing plant; treatment plant
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution