establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
perfect; complete; flawless
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
higher rank; better position
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early