craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to have no chance (of succeeding)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
guess; speculation; supposition
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
guess; conjecture; surmise
absolutely; positively; decidedly
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to understand; to make out
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance