the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
in succession; one by one
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
imperial order; imperial decree
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation