control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
with a crack; with a smash
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
(not) a single person; (no) one
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft