opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
amount of material resources
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off