pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to happen to meet; to come across
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to knead well; to polish; to refine
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
professional gambler; gamester
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
audience; attendance; hearers
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting