malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
final scene; the end; finale
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
shades of evening; dead of night
middle of the night; dead of night
reorganization; reorganisation; restructuring
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
offensive (movement); aggression
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to knock down; to utterly defeat
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
firstborn; first child; eldest child
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
east, west, south and north
to slay; to cut down (a foe)