secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
almost; roughly; approximately
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
scene; spectacle; sight; view
reality; actuality; hard fact
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
near; close; beside; third person
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal