to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
good news; happy news; glad tidings
welcome; (warm) reception
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
torturing to death; tormenting to death
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
Mongolian wrestling; Mongolian sumo
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
direct appeal; direct petition
at first; initially; in the beginning
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
moment; brief space of time
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to become better; to improve
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
one by one; one at a time; in turn
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption