ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
late at night; small hours of the morning
now that you say that; now that you mention it
end; close; finish; termination
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
the relation of master to servant
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
to jar; to creak; to grate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
how long; how far; how much
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
now that; since; so long as; because
fate; destiny; predestination
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to grow angry; to display one's anger
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity