hypothesis; supposition; assumption
process; course; mechanism
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
both; both sides; both parties
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
while; during (the time when)
letter; missive; note; mail
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
plural; multiple; several
no exception; without exception; always the same
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
it's been a long time; long time no see
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
keeping things tidy and in order
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
reason; cause; circumstances
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one thin flat object; one sheet
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit