will not do; do not; does not
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
condition; state (of health); appearance
interception (email); wiretap; bug
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
swindler; imposter; crook
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
political dynamics; dynamics of political forces; the balance of political power
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
contemplation; meditation
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
external wound; (physical) trauma
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
the scruff or nape of the neck
in swarms; in great crowds
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent