professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
underground world; underground society
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
unidentifiable; unidentified
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
brand name; trade name; product name
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
little by little; bit by bit
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
final; eventual; ultimate
loser; defeated person; the defeated
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum