secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
final scene; the end; finale
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
as you see; as you can see
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to complain; to lodge a complaint
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze