to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
danger; peril; hazard; risk
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
just because; even if; even though
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
job application form; employee satisfaction
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
invisibly; secretly; privately
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
negative emotions; negative feelings
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
of course; certainly; naturally
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher