strike while the iron is hot
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
quarrel; dispute; argument
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
trio; gang of three; threesome
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
information bureau; intelligence department
as you see; as you can see
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
same village; same town; same province
about when; about what time; how soon
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
just you wait and see (as a threat)
something like ...; something called ...
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
pleased to make your acquaintance
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
finish; completion; the end
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy