to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
professional job; profession
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
region; limits; stage; level
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
minute adjustment; fine tuning
image change; changing one's image; makeover
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
example; illustration; precedent
underestimation; undervaluation
to hide; to conceal oneself
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
made in Japan; Japanese-made
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to bring; to take; to bring about
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(not) even once; (not) ever
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
joint together; opposite; facing
last ray of hope; only hope
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
bonsai; miniature potted plant