poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
duty; obligation; responsibility
is never the case; has never happened
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
I don't want to boast but
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
even if; even though; however; no matter how
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
meandering; snaking; zigzagging