technique; art; skill; move
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
shogun bodyguards (Edo-period)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
final game; final games; the finals
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
after school (at the end of the day)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
while being out of the office or away from home