smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
objection; dissent; protest
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
trackless; reckless; dissipated
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
good; goodness; right; virtue
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
don't you think?; indicates question
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
influence; clout; leverage
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
(political) power; authority; influence
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to discuss; to talk together
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
just a minute; small quantity
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous