to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
illegal channel; back channel; black market
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
both hands; both arms; ten
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
discovery; detection; finding
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
every place; various places
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
war; fighting; fierce competition
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sense of values; values; value system
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement