work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
contract; compact; agreement
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
tool; implement; means; furniture
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
no need to guess; certainly
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to be found; to be discovered
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to palm off; to force a sale
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate