stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
chief; main; principal; important
finishing blow; coup de grâce
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to form a pair; to pair up
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
shoji (paper sliding door)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
blow; shock; strike; batting
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
both hands; both arms; ten