may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
surely; certainly; without doubt
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
charming; fascinating; attractive
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to press a question; to cross-examine
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.)
to be on the right track; to be close enough
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
affidavit; deposition; testimony