one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
belief; faith; conviction
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
possessed of a strong sense of duty
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
draw (in competition); tie game
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
omen; sign; notice; indication
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
ringing; throbbing violently
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike