quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
root; joint; base; crotch
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
news; word; tidings; omen
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
job; work; duties; trade; skill
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
bungalow; one-story house
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
in the face of; in defiance of
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to surround; to crowd around
commander; commanding officer; CO
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to become desperate; to give way to despair
educational institution; school; academy; campus
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
heir; inheritor; successor
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
of tender years; very young