on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
killing two birds with one stone
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
another; different; something else
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
the real criminal; true culprit
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
order; directive; instructions; command
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to make public; to bring to light
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
to play a central role; to take a leading part
cyberstalker; online stalker; cyberstalking; online stalking
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
unskilled; not very good at
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful