manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
regular customer; valued client
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
calm; composed; cool; quiet
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
impossible to do (although wants to)
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
along the road; along the way
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
food and drink; eating and drinking
this and that; various things
reputation; respectability
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
every year; yearly; annually
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
danger; peril; hazard; risk
living thing; organism; creature; biology