confidence; trust; faith; credit
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
reality; actuality; hard fact
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to have a talk; to tell a story
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
... years old; age (of) ...
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)