trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to claim victims; to leave casualties
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
piece; fragment; one (object)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
preliminary step; first step
to need; to call for; to require
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to put one's strength into
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
though; notwithstanding; although