sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to do someone in; to bump someone off
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
such ... as; or some such
don't you think?; indicates question
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer