direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
rematch (after an earlier loss)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
application; request; petition
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
knife thrower; knife throwing
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
moving tale; impressive tale
shady; underhanded; questionable
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)