capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
concession; conciliation; compromise
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
knowing; (an) acquaintance
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
tall figure; high stature
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)