to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
one end; an end; part; fragment
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
hey; listen; look here; I say
world; society; people; the public
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
professional gambler; gamester
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
protruding eyes; person with protruding eyes; result of a dice roll; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion