plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person
that is to say; so that means
to wring the neck; to strangle
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
private secretary; amanuensis
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
either way; in any case; one way or another
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
cooperation; collaboration
entreaty; supplication; petition