legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
something like ...; something called ...
road approaching a shrine
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
absence due to illness; sick leave
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
great physical power; animal strength
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
sign; indication; omen; symptom
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
suddenly disappears somewhere
large-breed dog; large dog
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
about; concerning; related to; -ish
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode