old body; aged person; elderly person
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to torment; to harass; to tease
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
favorite sword; cherished sword
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
offense; offence; method of attack
twice; again; second time
low dining table; tea table
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
by sheer strength; by brute force
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
loud laughter; hearty laugh
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
unnecessary; unattainable
bowing (a string instrument)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
down to earth; reasonable
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance