particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
settlement; solution; resolution
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
impression; strong belief; conviction
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
programme; program; plans; arrangements
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to accept; to receive; to agree
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
polite; respectful; reverent
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
secret; private; surreptitious
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence