to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to discuss; to talk together
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
without; but if; otherwise; or else
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
at least; at most; (even) just
to comfort; to console; to amuse
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
king's younger brother; royal brother
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
treasure chest; strongbox
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
interior; inside; internal