expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to pause; to have a short intermission
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
genuine; authentic; true; real
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
like this; this sort; this way
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
duty; obligation; responsibility
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
pride; dignity; self-respect
belief; faith; conviction
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to lie down; to throw oneself down
such; this sort of; like this
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
good humour (humor); good mood
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to relax; to feel at home