complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
arrest; apprehension; capture
right in the middle (of); midst; height
authenticity; credibility
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
very likely; very probable
small number; few; minority
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
questions and answers; dialogue
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
deep-seated grudge; hatred