wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
another thing; exception; special case
pistol; handgun; revolver
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
in the end; at the end of the day
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
speaking voice; talking voice
curious; strange; unusual
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
dealing with; coping with
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
serious; not joking; straight
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)