reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
way; method; means; resource; course
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
failure; mistake; blunder
countries; (various) nations
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
competent; suitable; qualified
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around