to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
remote control; remote operation
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
strategy meeting; council of war
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
healthy; sound; wholesome
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
rest period; intermission; break time; recess