(piece of) rope; ordinary method
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
twice; again; second time
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
insertion; incorporation; infixing
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
preface; introduction; preamble
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
free translation; liberal translation
different thing; another question; different case
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance