to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
just managing; with great difficulty
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
emotional scars; mental trauma
ending up right back where one started
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
not limited to; not just ...
diversion; putting something to another use
terrain; geographical features; topography
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
war situation; progress of a battle
it hasn't been long since
script; screenplay; scenario
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
beyond that point; after that
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind