speech and conduct; words and deeds
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
leadership; initiative; spearhead
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to be reminded of; to call to mind
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
putting into operation; invocation
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory