rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
enemy territory; hostile place
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
suggestion; hint; implication
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
want to ... do something; would like to ...
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
foreign; abroad; overseas
study of foreign languages; linguistics
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate