control; management (e.g. of a business)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
continuation; succession; series
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
witnessing; observing; sighting
middle of the night; dead of night
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
decision; settlement; definition
just you wait and see (as a threat)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
serious; severe; grave; acute
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
very; much; greatly; a lot of
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
in advance; beforehand; previously
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
moron; idiot; stupid person
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited