it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
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)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
in this manner; in this way; like this
technical limitations; limits of technology
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
abstract side of things (such as personnel, skill, information; as opposed to physical things)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
rational; reasonable; logical
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
complicated and mysterious
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for