technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
parts; accessories; components
factory; plant; mill; workshop
company president; manager; director
stabbing to death; putting out
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
material witness; suspect
two persons; two people; pair; couple
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
public safety; public welfare
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?