one's field of expertise; one's strong area
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
mission; delegation; transmission
heating power; thermal power; firepower
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
to complete decisively; to do to completion
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
arrest; apprehension; capture
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
final; eventual; ultimate
detective work; detective industry
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to throw oneself (into an activity)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
one's house; one's home; one's family
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious