hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to cut corners; to be shoddy
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
imperial court; royal court
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
isolation; being alone; being friendless
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be silent; to say nothing
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
image; figure; figure; form; image
in the end; at the end of the day
all you want; as much as one wants
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to