moment by moment; hour by hour
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
police officer; policeman; constable
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
sensual love; love affair
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
secret; private; surreptitious
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
different opinion; objection
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
one more time; once more; once again
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
children's story; fairy tale
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious