attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
regulation; adjustment; control
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
secret; private; surreptitious
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
that's the way it is; such is life
individual; private person; personal; private
the other day; lately; recently
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to spit out; to eject; to dump
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
(distant) howling; backbiting
(some) more; even more; longer; further