mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
at the last moment; this late in the game
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
with a squish; with a splat
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
making a strange face; strange face
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
provisional; temporary; tentative
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
Shōji era (1199.4.27-1201.2.13)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
company president; manager; director
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
from the beginning; from scratch
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
decapitation; decapitated head
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)