point of compromise; common ground
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
genuine; authentic; true; real
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
petty thief; pilferer; sneak thief
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
quite; utterly; really; completely
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to set (sun); to become dark
to form a group; to form a bunch
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
incident; affair; happening; event
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to be remembered; to go down in history
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters