short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
guess; speculation; supposition
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
clerk; office worker; office staff
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
hope; white hope; person of promise
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
boasting of one's strength
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
application information; application guidelines; application handbook
rise and fall; ups and downs
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
expert; skilled hand; person of experience