to pluck (e.g. an apple); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub); to break off (e.g. a branch)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
doing as one is told; yes-man
when it becomes; when it comes to
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to start working; to take action
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to cram (into a box, bag, etc.); to pack; to drive (someone) into a corner; to push to the edge; to put in a nutshell; to make succinct
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
departure; leaving; setting off
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
chance (of success); odds
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
foundation stone; cornerstone