weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
January; first month of the lunar calendar
monetary; financial; pecuniary
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to get change back; to be more than enough
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
ramification; branching off
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal