righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
equality; impartiality; evenness
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
image; figure; figure; form; image