trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
maternity health record book; mother and child health notebook
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
general; popular; common; typical
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
slash character (ASCII 057); slash (fan fiction)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
godparent; first person to give something its name
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
established fact; fait accompli
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money