secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
while; during (the time when)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
had better ...; had better not ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to need; to call for; to require
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to some extent; to a certain extent
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity