plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
go that far; to that extent
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
talk; conversation; dialogue
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
difference; discrepancy; variation
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
infant; baby; little child
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
writing with the brush in one's mouth; foreword; preface; affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)