plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to come and go; to go back and forth
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
other side; opposite side; other party
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction