physical condition; state of health
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
looking pale; looking unwell
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to thrust down; to push off
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be able to manage somehow or another
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
this and that; one thing or another
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
immediately; right away; on the spot
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
right to choose; a say; option
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible