status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
villain; baddie; the villain's part
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
calculated; premeditated; considered
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to save; to leave over; to spare
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
coexistence; living together
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
restoration of public order
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
unpublished; not yet announced
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
impossible; unlikely; improbable
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
poetic sentiment; poetic interest; poetic inspiration
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
blunder; slip; error; error
error; mistake; slip; bug
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)