discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
still better; even better
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
settlement; conclusion; summary
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
desperation; struggle to the death
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
war situation; progress of a battle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to take a breath; to take a short rest
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
self-examination; reflection
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than