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
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
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
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
magic sword; cursed sword
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
unexpectedly; surprisingly
eagle (Accipitridae family)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point