scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
had better ...; had better not ...
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
smuggling; contraband trade
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
interest; rights; concession
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
serious; severe; grave; acute
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
furnishings; implements; equipment
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to pretend; to act (as if)
to tide over a difficult situation; to use a stopgap measure in a crisis