decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
twice; again; second time
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
very; much; greatly; a lot of
more than anything; above all else
to repeat; to be frequent
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
striking; remarkable; considerable
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
fifth day of the month; five days
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)