for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
technique; art; skill; move
sovereign; emperor; monarch
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
many; numerous; various; large number of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to well up; to burst; to arise
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
freighter (vessel); cargo ship