clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
common knowledge; well-known fact
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
long time; long interval; for quite some time
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
study tour; guided visit; field trip
to burn with combativeness
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
ex post facto report; report after the event
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
inscrutable; incomprehensible
tall figure; high stature
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
prompt answer; immediate reply; direct answer; personal response; answering in person
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to blame; to find fault with
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
what's what; heads or tails
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool