(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
modesty; self-control; discretion
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
notebook computer; laptop
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
installation (esp. software)
odds and ends; all; every
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
notebook (for classroom use); subnotebook; ultraportable (computer)
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby