Interpol notice (circulation)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
Orthros (two-headed dog from Greek mythology)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
tasteless and odorless; bland
act of terror; terrorist attack
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
colorless and transparent
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
internal organ; viscera; gut
art of self-defense (defence)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
every evening; night after night
Kerberos (computer security protocol)
capable of anything; liable to do
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
triumphant return; returning in triumph
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one