ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
at least; at most; (even) just
if so; in that case; in that situation
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
absence; disregard; indifference
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
metallic sound; metallic clank
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
that's true; of course; obviously
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
probability; likelihood; chances
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)