resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
so what!; who gives a damn?
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
underhanded or Machiavelli-like person
error; mistake; slip; bug
strong defense; strong defence
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to kill; to choke the life out of
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; (lit.) when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person