adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
just above; right overhead
in succession; one after another
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
finally; in the end; on top of all that
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
way to shoot; how to shoot
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
training; drill; practice; discipline
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
whichever one chooses; either way
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do