resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
very interesting; of great interest
interference; intervention; meddling
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
in the meanwhile; during the time
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
2nd day of the month; two days
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
victim; injured party; sufferer
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
offender; criminal; culprit
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
settlement; solution; resolution
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
caller; visitor; company; guest
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person