diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence