about this time; about now
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
one's physical safety; personal security
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to hand (over); to deliver in person
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to begin to walk; to set out
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
(theatrical) fighting scene
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
place; position; location; position; standing; status
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to wander from place to place; to change jobs