paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
voting; ballot; poll; vote
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
meal ticket; meal voucher
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
under development; in development
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
major war; great war; world war
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution