fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
in one's own way or style
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
information; making a report (to a superior)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to look on with folded arms
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to let out a cry; to shout
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
body; physical system; (the) person
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
still (continuing); as ever; further
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to crouch; to squat; to cower
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally