calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
while; even though; despite
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
even though; despite; when
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash