to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
you could say; you might say; verging on the
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
useless resistance; vain struggle
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
detention; confinement; arrest
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
precarious situation; precarious state
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
request; appeal; claim; purchase
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
show; exhibition; spectacle
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!