treachery; betrayal; perfidy
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to dispose of; to sell off
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
living thing; living creature; animal; life
exploration party; expedition team
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
in search of; in order to look for
rare (or peculiar) animal
duty; function; office; mission; task
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to ask a high price; to overcharge
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
an honest man; a good citizen
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
looking away; looking aside
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
extremely healthy; lively; in good spirits
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
like this; in this way; as you see
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret