occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
both; both sides; both parties
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
distrust; unjust suspicion
villain; baddie; the villain's part
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in comparison to; rather than
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to have a talk; to tell a story
convenient; handy; useful
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
silence (not speaking); muteness
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
common area (of a condominimum or other multi-unit building); common element
hygiene; sanitation; health