difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
supporting role (actor); minor role
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to score points with (a person)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
everybody; every last one of them; all
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
near; nearby; not far off
housing district; residential district
gate (of a property); (in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
pushing by hand; hand gilding
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)