gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
programme; program; plans; arrangements
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
fixed date; appointed day
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
winner-takes-all (system)
after tax income; net income
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
randori (freestyle judo training)
shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
laying out (e.g. ground plan, garden); layout; taking space (Go); obtaining land; training done in one's own stable; (police) legwork
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
grabbing; taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand
grade; class; quality; unit; digit; positioning of decimal point
entering the service of a daimyo
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
monopolizing; monopolising; monopolization; monopolisation
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
sketching; drawing a plan; sketch
adaptation of a famous poem
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
ship-to-ship cargo transfer; off-shore delivery (into smaller boats)
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
audio recording; sound recording
to become a mistress; to serve as a concubine; to serve one's master
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
to become a mistress; to serve as a concubine; to serve one's master
lively or quick witted person
picking young fruit or vegetables
borrowing without returning
getting something for nothing