disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
letter; missive; note; mail
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to concern; to be related
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
do, re, mi, fa, sol (soh), la, si (ti), do (solfa syllables)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
defeating in an instant; instant kill
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
percentage of correct answers
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
guard; sentinel; garrison
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
route; way; course; directions
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically