scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
when looked at in that way
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.); roadside restaurant; rest stop
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to collapse into; to flop onto
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to get out of bed; to show a leg
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
moment's leisure; free minute
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
at once; there and then; immediately
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
for the first time in one's life