to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
murder; killing; murderer
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
each; (arch.) you (plural)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
head; brains; intellect; understanding
armchair theory; impracticable theory
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
for example; for instance; e.g.
(one's) current position; current location; present position
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
if things go wrong; if the worst happens
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to become pale; to turn pale
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)