for work; for manufacturing
(with a) start; fright; alarm
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
skill; dexterity; master hand
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to let an opportunity slip
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
fixed date; appointed day
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
long military service; having experienced many battles
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
taste; palate; sense of taste
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)