thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
nice; likeable; desirable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
priority; order of precedence
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
all; entire; whole; altogether
human; human-like; as a person
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to throw into; to toss into
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
the big two...; two major...; two main...
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
one way or the other; either way
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
maintaining the status quo
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to