several times; once or twice
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to hide; to conceal oneself
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
sleeping comfort or snugness
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
succession to another's professional name
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
menial; meanness; servility; abject
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
(a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to come back; to bloom a second time
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
coming out (as gay, etc.)
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie