ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
right in the middle (of); midst; height
error; mistake; slip; bug
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
nothing but; none other than
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
great actor; famous actor; star
selection; choice; picking out
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
literally; to the letter; literal
successfully; with success
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to notify; to advise; to inform
otherwise; or else; if not
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
illegal; illicit; unlawful
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in