sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
with a start; with a jump
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
lex talionis; the law of talion; an eye for an eye
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
about here; in this neighborhood
serious; not joking; straight
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of