trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to emphasize; to attach importance to
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
ectogenesis; outside the body
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
called; known as; that; to say
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
concentration; density; cardinality
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays