to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
joints; points (of a speech)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
redoing; doing over again
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to remember; to keep in mind
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
pressure; oppression; suppression
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
drafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up
apt to think; tend to think
finish; finishing; finishing touches
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
will not do; do not; does not
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
condition; state (of health); appearance
interception (email); wiretap; bug
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
swindler; imposter; crook
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
political dynamics; dynamics of political forces; the balance of political power
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily