to be smeared; to be covered
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
bluff; false show of power; bold front
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to form a pair; to pair up
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
(being) worth seeing; impressive
grudge; complaint; reproach
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
priority; order of precedence