smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
on the occasion of; at the time of
separate case; another matter
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
knotted cord; cord for fastening clothes, etc.
country; territory; domain; realm
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
level ground; plain; flatland
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
aggression; invasion; raid
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to begin; to set about; to start
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus