ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
cooperation; coordination; link
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
year in, year out; always; 24-7
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
be on your guard!; take care!
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
sincere; earnest; serious
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
hand net; dip net; scoop net
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)