under control (e.g. of territory)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to sink (into); to get depressed
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
connection; link; relationship
suspicious-looking; fishy
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
regret; repentance; remorse
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
other side; opposite side; other party
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue