to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
hostility; animosity; enmity
goodness; excellence; virtue
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
acting ability; talent as a performer
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
virtue; charm; merit; good point
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
interception (email); wiretap; bug
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
power balance; balance of power
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
other; another; over; more than; I; me
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order