formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
nothing but; none other than
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
having said that; on the other hand
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
advanced level; high grade; senior
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
recovery; rescue; recapture
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent