mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake; to miss
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
mockery; derision; ridicule
explanation; interpretation
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
to degenerate; to lapse into
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
question; inquiry; enquiry
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
this or that person; anybody; many people
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both