coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
surely; certainly; without doubt
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
disclosure; exposure; revelation
exposure tactics; muckraking tactics
very rich person; the super rich
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
criticism; critique; review; commentary
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
and (also); both ... and; as well as
trees and stones; unfeeling person
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...