cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
literally; to the letter; literal
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
beyond imagination; unimaginable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
while; during (the time when)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
two times; twice; two degrees
failure; mistake; blunder
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who