trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
proposed solution; idea for a solution
urgent; pressing; exigent
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
loyal retainer; loyal subject
monolith; large slab of rock
absence; nonattendance; nonappearance
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
out of character; unlike one
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
boiled and half-dried bonito
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
Yom Kippur; Day of Atonement
leopard (Panthera pardus)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
mathematical formula; numerical expression
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
superb view; picturesque scenery
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end