to be talented; to be able
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
wedding ring; wedding band
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
central entrance; slander
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
surely (not); certainly (not)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
having a complete knowledge (of); knowing everything (about); knowing thoroughly; being well acquainted (with)
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope