person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
this (very thing); this precisely
violent explosion; bursting
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
strength; power; proficiency; ability
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
gambling den; gambling house
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy