to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
5th day of the month; five days
when; how soon; how long until
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
old soldier; veteran; old hand
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
consideration; taking into account
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
flour; meal; powder; heroin
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
supreme leader; ultimate leader
in good health; alive and well; going strong
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
before it happens; beforehand
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
invisibly; secretly; privately
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil