tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
all; entire; whole; altogether
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
counterfeit paper money; forged document
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
genuine article; real thing; real deal
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
two persons; two people; pair; couple
cooperation; collaboration
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to fight against; to oppose; to face