scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
in line with this; therefore
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
in turns; alternately; in order
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to add (to); to add on; to append
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
even if ...; even supposing that ...
intelligence or information network
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
unconditionally; as a rule
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
sense of caution; wariness
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
developing; developmental
for today; for the time being
dispersing; breaking up; running away
street at night; making a night journey
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
reason; cause; history; origin
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)