by all means; at all costs; absolutely
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to arrest; to capture; to seize
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
both hands; both arms; ten
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to have a long life; to live a long time
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to attempt; to test; to try out
how; in what way; circumstances
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to put one's hand on; to touch
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion