to plunder; to grab; to snatch
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
small number; few; minority
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
just one person; only one
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
mixed race; mixed parentage
fluent (in a language); flowing
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
sense of values; values; value system
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
New Year's Eve; December 31