combination technique in Judo
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
form; method; system; formula
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
however; having said that; but
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
trio; gang of three; threesome
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
one's post; place of work; workplace
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
village; hamlet; countryside; country
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
educational system; school system
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
squad leader; divisional officer
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
self-analysis; autoanalysis
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack