bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part