intermediate color; intermediate colour; neutral color or tint; neutral colour
thickness; profundity; depth
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
development; exploitation
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
in perfect form; going swimmingly
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
as you see; as you can see
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
finish; finishing; finishing touches
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
measurement error; calculation error
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart