to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
underestimation; undervaluation
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
important person; strategic person; key figure
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
unable to resist; unable to suppress
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
at work; in the midst of work; working
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to incur someone's enmity
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to become desperate; to give in to despair