control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to carry out one's mission
several years; a few years
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
encryption; encipherment; password protection
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
the last moment; the very end
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
worst; worst-case (scenario)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
one end; an end; part; fragment
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine