remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
armor and helmet (armour)
at once; immediately; right now
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
eccentric; crank; oddball
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to encamp; to take up positions
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to