professional killer; hit man
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
than; other than; except; but
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
otherwise; or else; if not
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
no matter how much time passes
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
how; in what way; by what means
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
radiant heat; heat radiation; heat dissipation; thermolysis
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death