to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
intelligence gathering; information gathering
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
stature; build; height; size; physique
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
modesty; humility; being humble
(brute) force; using all one's might
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
somewhere to go; place to go
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
when it becomes; when it comes to
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up