advantage; point in favor; point in favour
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
ability; performance; efficiency
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to slide into; to slip into
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
work; business; company; study
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
offense and defense; offence and defence
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
perfect; complete; flawless
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
though; notwithstanding; although
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention