plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be careful; to take the utmost care
naturally; of course; understandably
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
soon; before long; in the near future
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
they; those guys; those fellows
to make merry; to be festive
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to make one's own; to take possession of
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
proper; right; reasonable
wildcard; storm card; gaji; extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
clause; article; stipulations
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
odds and ends; all; every
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
even though; despite; when
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
if one is unlucky; if one is careless