silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
black lustre; black luster
ordinary citizen; the general public
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to be afraid (of); to be frightened; to be scared; to tremble in fear; to shrink in fear
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to take responsibility for; to take the blame for
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
best regards; please take care of; please do
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
with a start; with a jump
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
as soon as possible; ASAP
matryoshka; Russian nesting doll
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice