ability; capability; skill
opportunity to show off; showplace
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to happen to hear; to overhear
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
bribe; sweetener; douceur
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
suspicious-looking; fishy
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
agreement; stipulation; contract
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
intelligence gathering; information gathering
that's the way it is; such is life
probability; likelihood; chances
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster