a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
what kind of; what sort of; what
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to hide; to keep to oneself
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
all; entire; whole; altogether
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)