keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
good; goodness; right; virtue
blunder; slip; error; error
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
justification; rationalization
optimism; taking an optimistic view
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
with a broad grin; smirking
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
nothing but; except; no more than
to make (someone) wait; to take more time (than anticipated)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to crawl out of; to creep out of
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
one's whole life; one's lifetime
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
co-existence and co-prosperity
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key