preliminary arrangements; spade work
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
meaning; significance; sense
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming