making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be surprised; to be astonished
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to turn towards; to point
genuine article; real thing; real deal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
readjustment; realignment
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence