guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
two times; twice; two degrees
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
accurate; correct; precise; exact
secret; private; surreptitious
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
finish; end; completion; result
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase