main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
appearance; air; condition; state; form
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to beat; to batter; to pummel
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
mobility; maneuverability
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
the front; honest; upright; decent
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to explain adequately; to be accountable
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement