cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
presence (impressive quality)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
master; masterhand; maestro
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to appear all together; to be all present
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
the very best; excellent; superb
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
by myself; in person; by oneself
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
second (unit of time); arc second