action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
side effect; adverse reaction
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
time around sunset; early evening
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
instability; insecurity; crankiness
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
mental; spiritual; emotional
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to harm; to cause harm to
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
human trafficking; slave trade
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
underground world; underground society
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
for example; for instance; e.g.