cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
good feeling; feeling good
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
bad influence; negative influence
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
being too late; losing one's final chance
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to