gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to state; to express; to mention
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
risky; dangerous; insecure
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
real estate world; property market
transactions; dealings; business
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
well-bred; of good upbringing
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
tendency; trend; inclination
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison