reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
training; education; development; cultivation
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
immediately; right away; on the spot
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation