to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
chief; main; principal; important
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
height (of body); stature
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
nature; property; disposition
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to ask; to enquire; to query
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)