reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
voice training; vocal exercises
number one; first; best; most; game; round
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
method of treatment; cure; remedy
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to raise one's voice; to shout
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
suited figure; person in a suit
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful