preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
had better ...; had better not ...
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
half the body; half length
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
adaptation (from); rebaking
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
practice by repetition; learning by rote
to sink (into); to get depressed
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
temporary; provisional; interim
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
donation; contribution; endowment
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
volatilization; volatilisation
(only) one option; one possible choice
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to make merry; to be festive
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
to machine; to cut; to scrape
joint; link; knot; tie-together point