prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
heating power; thermal power; firepower
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
preparation; provision; guarding
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to talk to oneself; to mutter
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
fuel consumption; gas mileage
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to attempt; to test; to try out
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
station; office; guardroom
two persons; two people; pair; couple
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to make one's rounds; to patrol
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
in the same way as; just like