toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
weave; weaving; woven item
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
true character; true heart; true spirit
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
number of (large) animals
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thought; consideration; thinking
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker