reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
haughty; holding one's head high
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
prime minister; premier; chancellor
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
stepping back; drawing back
other; another; over; more than; I; me
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
otherwise; or else; if not
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
(written) contract; agreement
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
that; the matter in question
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination