to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
at first; in the beginning; originally
logistical support; combat service support
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
ancient Japanese martial arts
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
putting into operation; invocation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
support; backing; aid; assistance
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
the other day; a few days ago
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
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)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
at work; in the midst of work; working
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon