secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
special training; intensive training; crash course
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
after that; afterwards; thereafter
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing