grasp; catch; understanding
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
failure; mistake; blunder
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
this world; this life; world of the living
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to lose sight of; to miss
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
one's own child; one's own children
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone