trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
in the end; at the end of the day
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
shock troop commander; spearhead of a shock unit
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
never mind!; don't worry about it
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
imperial court; royal court
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
chief vassal; senior statesman
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry