trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
true state; actual condition; reality
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to be perturbed; to be agitated
proposal; proposition; suggestion
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
how; in what way; how about; questionable
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
complete change; about-face
sudden change; complete change
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to take on a role; to take part
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
proposal; offer; request; application
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
on and after; from ... onward; since
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
long ago; a long time ago; already
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
without eating or drinking
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
(small) stone; rock; pebble
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine