ingenuity; resourcefulness
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
street; quarter; district; area
the reverse; other side; lining
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to refuse; to decline; to deny
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
counter for choices, options, etc.
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
large number (of); many; majority
arrest; apprehension; capture
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)