secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
speech and conduct; words and deeds
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
preference; priority; precedence
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
first match (in a series)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to cease; to stop; to be over
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to finish; to end; to close
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
already known; well-known
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
very; extremely; excessively
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
the same; the said; likewise
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most