even if; even though; however; no matter how
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
good humour (humor); good mood
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
proposal; proposition; suggestion
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
fake; something false; sham; deception
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
very loud volume; megavolume
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to blow off; to be blown off
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
interior; inside; internal
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants