certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
smoothly; easily; readily
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
person concerned; interested party; related party
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point