conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
the scruff or nape of the neck
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
forcibly; against one's will
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms