double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
reduced scale; scaling down
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
palatial residence; stately mansion
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
something like ...; something called ...
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
(with a) start; fright; alarm
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
not worth considering; out of the question