substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
absorption; suction; attraction
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
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
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft