please be careful; please take care
to send flying with a kick
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
annual function; annual event
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
hairdresser; hairdressing
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
allotment (allocation) of marks
next; secondly; subsequently
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
chance (of success); odds
awareness; realization; noticing
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
discard; discarded (playing) card; (arch.) bulletin board displaying the name, age, offence, etc. of a criminal sentenced to death (Edo period)
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky