official history; authorized history
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
mysterious thief; phantom thief
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
have a good day; take care; see you
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
plump; chubby; voluptuous
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
predation; eating prey; preying upon
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
important person; strategic person; key figure
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
staying the night; lodging (at)
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off