to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
trio; gang of three; threesome
popular name; common name; given name
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
superior; excellent; fine
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to need; to call for; to require
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
boiled and half-dried bonito
slight; thin; on the weak side
newspaper reporter; print journalist
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing