ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
branch (of a language family); branch of languages
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
way (of doing); manner; method
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
deceased; late; dead; departed
immediate follower (of the shogun)
People of God (i.e. the Israelites); the Chosen People; People of God (i.e. Christians)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
cowardly; timid; easily frightened