crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
at first; in the beginning; originally
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
emperor (of Japan); mikado
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
invitation; introduction; temptation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)