to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
quick work; (clever) feat
laughing foolishly; cackling
good-looking; fair; beautiful
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to be talented; to be able
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
training (esp. in-service); induction course
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
same trade; same business; same profession
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
company name; name of a company
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to use X as a selling point
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
profound; deep; unfathomable
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell