at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
hostility; animosity; enmity
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
fighting against an illness
right in the midst of; right at the height of
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
nervousness; oversensitivity
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very