to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
connection; link; relationship
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to run through; to run past
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
police investigator; investigator
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
listening device; bug; wiretap
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
like this; this sort; this way
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting