to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
surface of a board or record
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
leader; central personage
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
end of a match; end of a game
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
election; selection; choice
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
absence from work without permission
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth