careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
third day of the month; three days
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
villain; baddie; the villain's part
such ... as; or some such
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
chalk (mineral); white wall
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
opposite; reverse; contrary
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
very young; little; childish; immature
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
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)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely