stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
not yet known; unknown; strange
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack