head; chief; boss; leader
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
for the present; for the time being
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
news; word; tidings; omen
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
good-for-nothing; worthless
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
stranger; tramp; wanderer
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
successively; one after another
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
every place; various places
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
large number (of); many; majority
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to look forward to something
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data