shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
originally; by nature; from the start
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
honorific/polite/humble prefix
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
suffix for familiar person
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
regret; repentance; remorse
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
one party; one faction; one clique
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)