user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
three-digit number; hundreds column
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
unexpectedly; surprisingly
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to smirk; to grin broadly
love affair; sensual pleasures
ascetic monk; trainee monk
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...