only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to gain fame; to make one's name
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to leave the government service
silence (not speaking); muteness
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
breakdown of negotiations
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
just one person; only one
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
price; cost; value; worth; value
danger; peril; hazard; risk
story; tale; talk; discussion