to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
right of succession; right to the throne
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
conviction; belief; confidence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
transactions; dealings; business
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
shellfish; seashell; shell
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...