nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
at that time; in those days
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to take command; to give direction
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
conference room; place of assembly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
secret understanding; collusion
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
if it is the case that ...
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
of course; certainly; naturally