dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
not caring; not giving a damn
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
advanced level; high grade; senior
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
hostility; antagonism; opposition
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
people; men and women; each person; everybody
helping hand; help; support; aid
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
maintaining the status quo
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)