there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
being startled; getting a shock
flight; desertion; escape
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
goods; merchandise; commercial items
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
something; some kind of; for some reason
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
that; the matter in question
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
second; number two; runner-up
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
if you think about it; come to think of it
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent