thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
snake; serpent; large snake
finishing blow; coup de grâce
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in this way; thus; such; uh...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
one thin flat object; one sheet
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry