to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to explain adequately; to be accountable
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
nothing but; none other than
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
in a day; in a brief space of time
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
beyond that point; after that
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
person who avoids others; social outcast
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
pride; boast; credit (to)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
powerful person; influential person
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
approximate age; age range
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
head; brains; intelligence
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing