trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
illegal; illicit; unlawful
certainly; surely; definitely
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
no!; no no!; no, not at all
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
loyal retainer; loyal subject