trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
notice; attention; observation
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
testimony; (verbal) evidence
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
since when; from when; how long
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
difficult to ...; hard to ...
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
several people; a few people
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding