hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
had better ...; had better not ...
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to accompany; to go with; to go together
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
here and there; in places
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
suffix for familiar person
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
beyond that point; after that
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason