judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
leaving; quitting; retiring
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
close; intimate; on good terms
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
in that way; like that; that way
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
conspiracy; collusion; complicity