infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
simply; merely; only; solely
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
surveillance camera; security camera
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
ambush; interception; counter-attack
praise; extolment; extollment
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
mass communication; mass media
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to square one's shoulders
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how long; how much; to what extent
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to shout (in anger); to yell
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head