short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to lead someone around by the nose
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
silence (not speaking); muteness
cooperation; coordination; link
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
hot topic; talk of the town
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
the more one looks (at it) the more...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
otherwise; or else; if not
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
not necessarily so; is not always true
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love