to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
risky; dangerous; insecure
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
care; precaution; guarding; caution
while doing over and over; repeatedly
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
you could say; you might say; verging on the
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
yen (currency of Japan); circle
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall