secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
what kind of; what sort of; what
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
small number; few; minority
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
ten; 10; ten years of age
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
administration of justice; judicature
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
(not) even once; (not) ever
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")