ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
covert action; covert operations
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
invisibly; secretly; privately
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
such; like that; in that way
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic