trial; judgement; judgment
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
formal marriage interview
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
private agreement; private favour; inside joke; private joke
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
collation; examining and comparing
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
green light; (giving) permission; OK
God only knows what may happen
dice; die; baton (of command)
to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
bolt from the blue; great surprise
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
interested parties; persons concerned; stakeholder
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
whatever the case; under any circumstances
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
hope of success; prospects of success