machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
utmost limit; extremity; result
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
injured person; wounded person
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
large amount of money; great cost
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to become frayed; to become loose
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
blow; shock; strike; batting
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to correct oneself; to restate
whole face; all over one's face
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to reopen (e.g. a file, window); to open again
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.); slushy (e.g. snow)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling