hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to live; to make a living; to get on with
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to harm; to cause harm to
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
another day; some other day
scoundrel; rascal; villain
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
pride; dignity; self-worth
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
confidence; trust; faith; credit
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of