the way back; the way home; return trip
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
back street; back alley; off-street
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
manner of using one's hands
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
heir; inheritor; successor
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
secret military agency; secret service
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors