true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to make sure of the truth
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
something; some kind of; for some reason
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)