secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
victim; injured party; sufferer
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
single word; a few words; brief comment
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to care for someone; to look after someone
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
cancellation of a contract
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
close; intimate; on good terms
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires