to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
pair; the two; both persons; both things
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
control; management (e.g. of a business)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
interference; intervention; meddling
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
having no idea; having no clue
around the world; throughout the world
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
responsibility; duty; obligation
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
tacit; unspoken; implicit