plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
to say; to tell; to state; to do
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to gain strength; to have energy
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
(someone else's) daughter
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
ugly but cute; adorably ugly
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)