course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
burlesque; low comedy; farce
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
real intention; true motive; true meaning
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
intuition; instinct; hunch
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to threaten; to make threats
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
all night; throughout the night
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to telephone; to make a phone call
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
along the road; along the way
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep