voice quality; type of voice
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
stealthy steps; soft steps
rational; reasonable; logical
open air; outdoors; outside
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
courtesy call; courtesy visit
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; sound of a stretched string snapping
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
phylogenetic tree; genealogical tree; family tree; evolutionary tree; dendrogram
non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
cold district; northern district
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
viewer; (television) audience
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
second; number two; runner-up
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
successively; one after another