tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to see through; to see the true nature of something
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
violent emotion; passion; fury
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
absolute obedience; complete submission
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme