leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
difficult to ...; hard to ...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
person in charge; official; attendant
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
lightly; easily; carelessly
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
four (long cylindrical things)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over