plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
the government; Administration
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
no!; no no!; no, not at all
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meaning; significance; sense
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
reading too much into (what ... says)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation