to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
bet; wager; stake; gamble
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
just because; even if; even though
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
in one's own way or style
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
firm; strong; solid; stable
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
release; liberation; acquittal
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to take someone's life; to kill someone
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)