betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
chief; main; principal; important
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
large amount of money; great cost
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
pair; the two; both persons; both things
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp