tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
sense of duty (obligation)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
popular name; common name; given name
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
meal set before one; women's advances
sense of values; values; value system
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
full dress; formal dress; uniform
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to be touching; to be moving
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
way (of doing); manner; method; means
likability; favorability; popularity
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
fair and square; open and aboveboard