quick work; (clever) feat
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
such; like that; that sort of; very
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
finger marks; dirt from the hands
clerk; office worker; kulak
founder; organizer; organiser
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
on the occasion of; at the time of
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
absolutely; positively; decidedly
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
I see; that's right; indeed