professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
well, ...; right, ...; now, ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
intelligence operative; spy
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
security; stability; safety; peace
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
life or death; existence; destiny
secrecy; highly classified information
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing