slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
good policy; wise policy; best plan
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
graduate; alumnus; alumna
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
one's family; family member
deep inside; innermost place
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
one's younger days; when one was young
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
as (for); for; in the capacity of