true; real; genuine; proper; utter
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
the place for; the time for; the level of
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
what kind of; what sort of; what
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
means; way; method; measure
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
in the same way as; just like
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
choice; selection; option
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to pretend; to act (as if)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
(in the same way) as before; as always